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After you have read "A Slaver
Describes the Atlantic Slave Trade," answer the following questions in the
space below:
1) How many enslaved Africans did Smith transport
on this voyage?
2) How much money were these people sold for in Cuba?
3) Smith says, "New York is the chief port in the world for the Slave
Trade." According to Smith, what role does New York play in this trade?
4) When Smith was convicted of illegal slave trading, he was sentenced to
two years in prison and a $1,000 fine. In your opinion, was this a fair
punishment. Explain
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