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Primary Sources: Olaudah Equiano describes the Middle Passage, 1780s

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Olaudah Equiano describes the Middle Passage, 1780s. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Primary Sources: Olaudah Equiano describes the Middle Passage, 1780s. Then answer the questions below.
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1.

What type of source is this?

D2.His.9.6-8
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Which additional pieces of information about the source best show the source's significance? Select two correct answers.

D2.His.1.6-8
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3.

Drag each item to the correct box to identify whether it was a description of the Middle Passage or life in the Americas.

  • People were packed together so tightly that they couldn't turn around
  • Many people died from illness
  • Families were split up and sold to different buyers
  • Everything was unfamiliar and surprising to see
  • Description of the Middle Passage
  • Description of the Americas
D2.His.2.3-5