Question

scene of horror, almost inconceivable. happily perhaps, for myself, i was soon reduced so low here that it was thought necessary to keep me almost always on deck, and from my extreme youth i was not put in fetters.
the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano, 1789
the passage above is a description of which historical development?
the commercial revolution
the middle passage
the columbian exchange
the hacienda system

Explanation:

The passage describes a "scene of horror" on a ship. The Middle Passage was the brutal trans - Atlantic journey of enslaved Africans. Oladudah Equiano was an enslaved African whose narrative described his experiences. The Commercial Revolution was about economic changes in Europe. The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, etc. between the Americas and the Old World. The Hacienda System was a land - based system in Spanish colonies.

Answer:

The Middle Passage