Question

1. describe four characteristics of the lodging rooms on a slave ship. 3. (a) what does the captain mean when he says, \it (slave trading) is, indeed, accounted a genteel employment and is usually very profitable.\ (b) why does the captain include this line in his journal? b. now that youve examined the three sources, answer the historical question: who benefited from the slave trade? explain your answer, providing at least three examples from the documents. when you include an example, put in parentheses if its from document 1, 2 or 3. it should be 6 - 8 sentences.

Explanation:

1. Lodging rooms on slave - ships were often overcrowded, unsanitary, lacked proper ventilation, and offered minimal personal space. These conditions led to the spread of diseases and high mortality rates among the enslaved people.
2. (a) When the captain says "It (slave trading) is, indeed, accounted a genteel employment and is usually very profitable", he means that slave - trading was considered a respectable and lucrative business in his time. It was seen as a way to make a large amount of money, and those involved in it were often part of the social and economic elite.

(b) The captain includes this line in his journal perhaps to justify his actions, to show off his success in a "respectable" business, or to share his view on the profitability of the slave - trade with others who might be interested in the venture.

1. Those who benefited from the slave - trade included ship - owners who made profits from transporting slaves, merchants who bought and sold slaves, plantation owners who used slave labor to produce cash - crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton, and the governments that received taxes from the slave - trade. For example, plantation owners in the Americas were able to produce large quantities of crops at low cost due to the free labor of slaves, which led to significant economic gains for them.

Answer:

1. Overcrowded, unsanitary, poor ventilation, minimal personal space.
2. (a) He means it is a respected and profitable business. (b) To justify actions, show success, or share business view.
3. Ship - owners, merchants, plantation owners, governments (e.g., plantation owners in Americas used slave labor for economic gain).