The middle passage had a death rate of approximately %.

 The correct answer is :  20%

Explanation:  Roughly 20% of the Africans aboard each slave ship died during the brutal trip. The middle passage was a series of routes that slave ships used to transport them from West Africa to the Americas. The average passage was in use from 1500 to 1850 and during this time 11 million slaves were transported.

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