Read the quotation from the writings of olaudah equiano, an african who experienced the middle passage. “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us.” a conclusion that can be drawn about slave ships from this description is that passengers suffered greatly during their journey to the americas. did not know they were going to the americas. tried to escape during their journey to the americas. complained about conditions during their journey to the americas.

The correct answer is "that passengers suffered greatly during their journey to the Americas."

This is evident from his description of the arrangements on these ships. Equaino discusses how there is barely any room to move and due to the amount of slaves on this ship it made it even worse. This was not uncommon during the voyages made through the Middle Passage, as the leaders of the ship tried to fit as many slaves on as possible so that when they arrived they could sell them. This was just one of the many horrific experiences that slaves faced while the institution of slavery existed in the Western Hemisphere.

They live in a demilitarized border