What does the short life expectancy of those who survived the Middle Passage suggest about slavery in the Americas?
a) Enslaved Africans in the early colonization period worked lucrative crops and were treated as expendable.
b) Only the weakest individuals were captured and sold into slavery.
c) Africans were poorly adapted for life in warmer regions.
d) The Middle Passage itself was much more dangerous than life in the Americas.
Answer: a
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