Why were mortality rates of slaves so high on the slave ships during the "Middle Passage?"
Illness-- The conditions on the ships were not suitable for the number of people aboard or their bodily functions.
Disease ran rampant among all on board the slave ships of the "Middle Passage."
Illness- The mental health of the crew often deteriorated during a long voyage. Hallucinations would occur that
would lead to mass executions of slaves on board during the "Middle Passage."
Illness-- The Africans were not immune to European diseases and would contract the disease when first making
contact with European slavers at the trade ports in Africa. The disease would manifest itself weeks later during
the "Middle Passage."
OIllness-- The mental health of people locked to a boat for weeks on end often deteriorated and they would jump
overboard during the "Middle Passage."