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Slaves Packed on a Slave Ship |
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| Crowded, unsanitary conditions were the rule for slaves bound for the Americas on slave ships. Human cargo was often packed so tightly that it was impossible to move. The slave trade proved a lucrative business for more than 200 years. More than 10 million Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas before the importation of slaves was abolished in the United States in 1808. | ||||||
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| Colonial America, History of; Colonial America, Life in; Abolitionist Movement; Slavery; Atlantic Slave Trade; United States (History); United States (People) | ||||||
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