Which of the Following Statements About Slave Ships Is LEAST

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slave ships is LEAST accurate?

A) Diseases such as smallpox and "the flux" frequently dealt mortal blows to both the cargoes and the crews of slave ships.
B) Although countries such as Britain enacted legislation to limit the number of slaves which a given ship could carry,slavers often crammed their holds with as many slaves as they could in defiance of the law.
C) The numbers of deaths on slave ships were high largely because slavers found it more profitable not to purchase fresh provisions or medicines before leaving the coast of Africa.
D) The trade in slaves was so profitable that European traders could reasonably expect to earn as much as a 100% profit from an investment in a slave ship.