It is the first one because it just gives better details
The world that surrounds us today is a reflection of the technological progress that was achieved in the year 1984. Technology was revolutionizing itself and making its way into the homes of millions of Americans, never seizing to grow since.
Answer:
by explaining how a captive’s condition was assessed.
Explanation:
The author developed the central idea that transporting enslaved captives was a trade just like any other in "Captain Canot" or "Twenty Years of an African Slaver" by explaining how a captive’s condition was assessed.
Most trades or all trades have profit as its main driving force, and profit cannot be made if the goods you sell is not good enough, so slave masters had to assess a captive's condition to find out if he was good enough to make a profit or not just like any other trade.
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