What was the main cause of death among african captives being transported from the americas on slave ships? a. captives were brutally beaten by slave ship captains. b. diseases spread quickly in the tightly packed holds of c. most captives died from a lack of food and water. d. slave mutinies resulted in thousands of deaths.

C. Most captives died from lack of food and water.    Ship's have limited amounts of food on board, only enough to last atleast a week or two. Being so that there where many Captives of board means less food going around. So the captives die famished over some time.

Most captives died from a lack of food and water

can you explain it better

they encountered severe weather for which they were poorly prepared.