... should cease because of the increasing rates of mortality of the crew. A trip from Africa to Brazil took a month and two months from the coast of West Africa to the Caribbean and North America. Slaves were carried in the most confined arrangement that slave ships were referred to as "tight packers" and "loose packers" depending upon the size of the boat ... . It is not known exactly how many Africans died at sea during the Middle Passage while estimations vary from 25 to 50 million. By the 1700s, most Africans were shipped directly from the west coast of Africa to America, due to ... ...

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