Use the quotation and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.

“The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”
– The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
What does the quote describe?

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conditions aboard a slave ship headed towards the Americas
conditions aboard a slave ship headed towards the Americas

conditions aboard a slave ship headed towards Africa
conditions aboard a slave ship headed towards Africa

conditions aboard an immigrant ship crossing the Atlantic
conditions aboard an immigrant ship crossing the Atlantic

conditions aboard a merchant ship crossing the Atlantic
conditions aboard a merchant ship crossing the Atlantic

1 answer

The quote describes conditions aboard a slave ship headed towards the Americas.