Why would the ships from africa be called death traps?
a: the rough sailing waters of the atlantic ocean caused many shipwrecks.

b: the africans slaves traveling on the ship might be killed when they reached america.

c: the ships were unsafe since they were operated by seedy businessmen.

d: the conditions on the ships were deplorable.

The correct answer is D) the conditions on the ships were deplorable.

The ships from Africa were called death traps because the conditions on the ships were deplorable.

We are referring to the horrendous years of the Middle Passage when Africans were taken to the Americas to be sold as slaves to work in the plantations. The Middle Passage was the common name given to the transportation of slaves in ships from Africa to America under the worst and unhealthiest conditions. Slave traders literally packaged slaves in the ship, no matter if many died during the trip that took three weeks, average.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.