Question

The "middle passage" of the slave trade was the

A) forced march of slaves through central Africa from their homelands.
B) holding pens where African captives were held before sale to plantation owners.
C) ship voyage across the Atlantic in the cargo decks.
D) public auction of slaves in the Caribbean.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) ship voyage across the Atlantic in the cargo decks.

These voyages enabled many of the captured Africans to bond and form kinships and friendships.