Correct. The answer is c. Phillips’s journal documents his role in the African slave trade fully, describing the American and European goods he brought to Africa on the Hannibal, explaining exactly how he procured 700 African slaves to ship to Barbados, and lamenting the loss of nearly half of his human cargo on his voyage to the Americas. The document clearly illustrates that although Phillips saw Africans as fully human, he participated in the slave trade for economic reasons. He hoped to maximize his profits as he transported goods between Europe, Africa, and the New World.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Phillips’s journal documents his role in the African slave trade fully, describing the American and European goods he brought to Africa on the Hannibal, explaining exactly how he procured 700 African slaves to ship to Barbados, and lamenting the loss of nearly half of his human cargo on his voyage to the Americas. The document clearly illustrates that although Phillips saw Africans as fully human, he participated in the slave trade for economic reasons. He hoped to maximize his profits as he transported goods between Europe, Africa, and the New World.