Which of the following might help explain the frequency with which enslaved women on board slavers were sexually abused?
A) European sailors assumed African women were promiscuous.
B) Women were worth less at sale than men were and there were fewer on board.
C) European sailors hoped to impregnate slave women.
D) African women usually made up more than 75 percent of a ship’s cargo.
Answer: B
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A. true
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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