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They weren't treated like humans, but more as a commodity, something that can be used and abused without care. In the North, people were against slavery and working to end it, so naturally, you'd go somewhere safer, where you're actually seen as a human being with feelings and unalienable rights.
Did you mean the atlantic ocean? if yes, then the answer is true.
Spain quite possibly? i looked it up and that's what i'm getting, hope it helps.
