1. What conditions regarding the slave ships were given in the first paragraph? (paragraph beginning with “As soon . . .”)

    Ungodly horrible. Naked men shackled together the women gang raped living and less space than you would have in a coffin.

  2. What were the “tight-packers” and the “loose-packers” and what competing philosophies were responsible for these practices? Which one was more popular?

    Tight packers put slaves lying down in rows unable to move and loose packers gave them a little more room. The loose packers felt that more would arrive alive if they were treated better in a tight packers said only the weak and old will die anyway and they can be fattened up on the other hand tight packers was more popular.

  3. According to the Reverend John Newton, how often were they in irons and what did they sometimes wake up to find in the mornings?

    They were in irons constantly and they woke up sometimes to find a dead man chained to them.

  4. On the Brookes, how much space was provided for the slaves? By law, how many could they legally transport and how many did they actually transport, according to some sources?

    6 feet long by 16 inches high for a man, 5 feet 10″ × 16″ forewoman they are allowed to carry 454 slaves but they really carried to 600 on one trip in 609 on another.

  5. What was the most dangerous stage of the triangular voyage for the crew? Why was this and what happened during the incident on the Albion-Frigate?

    The months whereas slaver laid at anchor taking on cargo. This is dangerous because mutinies were common. The incident with the mutiny was because they gave the slaves knives to cut meat and they attacked and killed the guard, 28 slaves died.


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  7. How and how often did they clean out the ship and what happened to the slaves during bad weather?

    Some captains over did it once a week other captains did it three times a week. They would take a broom and sweep up excrement with vinegar. During bad weather the slave stayed below deck and the air holes were covered up.

  8. What was done in order to prevent/deter slaves from committing suicide?

    They were brought on deck to dance and somehow that was supposed to prevent suicide. They also stop suicide by cutting off slaves heads because the slaves believe that if they died they would end up back in their home country but now they would end up there without their head.

  9. What were some of the methods that were used to get slaves to eat when they refused?

    They would burn their lips with coal, they were flogged to death, they would have their mouths forcibly opened and food poared in by funnel

  10. Which disease was feared the most and why? What would happen when someone came down with it?

    Smallpox because one person could infect the entire ship if you had it they would throw you overboard

  11. What was the high estimate that was given for the percent of slaves that died before they could be sold into the labor force in the new world?

    There are many numbers and it depends on the slave ship owner but in general 50%

  12. Why did the captain of the Zong decide to “jettison her cargo?” How many days did it take the ship to cross the ocean?

    They had run out of water and didn’t have enough to end the trip. They killed them over the next few days by tossing them overboard and then collect insurance money. It took him three months and 16 days to cross the ocean.

  13. What did the insurance company say and what was the court decision in the case of the Zong?

    The insurance company said that they were going to pay but that the slaves can’t be treated like cargo they received 30 pounds each for 132 dead slaves

  14. Describe the methods of “fraud” committed by the slave traders in order to temporarily hide the slaves’ ailments.

    They would fatten them up by giving them all the rest of the food on the last few days, letting them drink all the water they wanted, and letting them go without their chains on.