Which of the following excerpts from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano describes how people were bought and sold upon their arrival in the Americas?(1 point) Responses “On a signal given, (as the beat of a drum) the buyers rush at once into the yard where the slaves are confined, and make choice of that parcel they like best.” “On a signal given, (as the beat of a drum) the buyers rush at once into the yard where the slaves are confined, and make choice of that parcel they like best.” “At last, when the ship we were in had got in all her cargo, they made ready with many fearful noises, and we were all put under deck, so that we could not see how they managed the vessel.” “At last, when the ship we were in had got in all her cargo, they made ready with many fearful noises, and we were all put under deck, so that we could not see how they managed the vessel.” “At last we came in sight of the island of Barbadoes, at which the whites on board gave a great shout, and made many signs of joy to us.” “At last we came in sight of the island of Barbadoes, at which the whites on board gave a great shout, and made many signs of joy to us.” “This produced copious perspirations so that the air became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died.” “This produced copious perspirations so that the air became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died.”
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The excerpt that describes how people were bought and sold upon their arrival in the Americas is:
“On a signal given, (as the beat of a drum) the buyers rush at once into the yard where the slaves are confined, and make choice of that parcel they like best.”
This passage illustrates the process of buying enslaved individuals, highlighting the dehumanizing nature of the slave trade.
