Why would the ships from africa be called death traps? a. the rough sailing waters of the atlantic ocean caused many shipwrecks. b. the africans slaves traveling on the ship might be killed when they reached america. c. the ships were unsafe since they were operated by seedy businessmen. d. the conditions on the ships were deplorable.

they were unable to pay their debts

the east coast has nothing to do with the dust bowl, the dust bowl killed a full year's worth of crops in seconds, and with the dust on the land, the land would be worthless.   furthermore the farmers couldn't  get  out of their houses due to the dust so when the bank came to collect money, farmers couldn't  pay it

hello, your actual correct answer is c. taxes.

factories are actually the second biggest but on your optian list its taxes.