- weapons , goods
- capture slaves
- Most slaves were from africa
- Hundreds of slaves were put in a ship with barely any space to breath
- Slaves were sold like goods in a market
- violence was all over the ship
- slaves were punished if they didn't want to eat - they were hanged upside down
- some slaves were thrown of the ship with cannon balls chained to their feet.
- many slaves died because of hunger and cruelty , many were murdered to set an example to other slave.- so slaves wouldn't rebel
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h603.html
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100113075057AAokCrm
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