1. How many Africans were transported to the Americas between 1540 and 1850?

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2. How did the slave merchants maximize their profits?

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3. How many slaves could the ship the Brookes carry?

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4. How many slaves did the ship the Brookes carry?

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5. Do you think that was a good idea? Why or why not?

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6. How did they keep slaves on the ships?

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7. Why were only about half of the slaves effective workers?

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8. How do people get Dysentery?

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9. What did the way the slaves were chained cause to happen to the some of the slaves?

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10. How much did slaves cost in Africa?

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11. How much did the slaves cost in America?

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12. What percent of the slaves died on the ship over to the Americas?

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Look at these pictures and write a small paragraph describing what you see and how it makes you feel.