Transatlantic Trade

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The Middle Passage refers to

A
$A diplomatic treaty between Britain and African coastal kingdoms$
B
$The shipping route through the Caribbean used by Spanish silver fleets$
C
$An Atlantic ocean current carrying ships from Africa to the Americas$
D
$The brutal journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas$
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Explanation

Mortality on these voyages averaged 15-20%; conditions were horrific.

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