Question

Which of the following best describes how enslaved people were treated on ships during the Middle Passage?

They were chained together and unable to move.
They were given duties and long work hours.
They were punished for speaking their native languages.
They were given limited access to the upper deck.

Answer 1

The answer is
They were chained together and unable to move.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) They were chained together and unable to move.

The statement that best describes how enslaved people were treated on ships during the Middle Passage was "They were chained together and unable to move."

The Middle passage was the part of the trade when the slave traders packaged the slaves in ships to be sent to the West Indies. Black people were placed in rows. They had chains and were unable to move. The trip used to last months; three to four. They had no room to move, the conditions were inhumane and unhealthy. Historians consider that the ships were packed with 600 slaves.