Complete the sentence with the best answer.
So that the largest possible cargo might be carried, the captives were wedged belowdecks, chained to low-lying platforms stacked in tiers, with an average individual space allotment that was 6 feet long, 16 inches wide, and perhaps 3 feet high (183 cm by 41 cm by 91 cm). Unable to stand erect or turn over, many slaves died in this position.
The text is most likely describing
A. the Middle Passage.
B. the Macartney embassy.
C. the Magellan circumnavigation expedition.
D. Encomienda.