Background information: These are journal entries from John Newton, a trader of enslaved persons. They were written in 1754.

Saturday 22 June

Being pretty warm, got up the men and washed all the slaves with fresh water. l am much afraid of another ravage from the flux [diarrheal infection], for we have had 8 taken within these few days.

Thursday 27 June

When we were putting the slaves down in the evening, one that was sick jumped overboard. Got him in again but he died immediately between his weakness and the salt water he had swallowed, tho I imagine he would have lived but a little while being quite worn out.

Which of these claims is supported by evidence in both passages?

Many enslaved persons died on the Middle Passage.
Millions of Africans were enslaved and sent to the Americas.
The ships were overcrowded.
Many of those enslaved chose to jump overboard.

The claim that is supported by the evidence in both passages is that many enslaved people died on the Middle Passage. Hence, Option A is correct.

What is the trading of enslaved people?

The trade in enslaved people is also known as the Atlantic slave trade, the transatlantic slave trade, or the Euro-American slave trade. This involves the transportation by slave traders of various enslaved African peoples, mainly to the Americas.

This slave trade generally used the triangular trade route along with its Middle Passage and existed from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The entries that were made by John Newton, a trader of enslaved persons, are from the year 1754.

Hence, Option A is correct.

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