7. How would 15-20 percent of a ship's cargo of Africans be lost on the journey between Africa and the colonies? A. With so many people on board, it was difficult for the ship's crew to keep track of everyone. Therefore, some Africans were able to escape.
B. The conditions on board the ship were so horrible that many of the Africans died en route.
C. The ship would have met other ships along the way and would have sold some of the Africans to them before they even reached the colonies.
D. The ship's crew couldn't manage the number of Africans on board, so they sent many of them back.