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100

What did a "pressgang" do according to our reading passage?

force young men into becoming sailors. Sometimes they would even use violence.

200

List three dangers that a sailor could run into.

1. falling from a mast. An injury from his job.

2.) getting ill

3.) drowning

300

What was one of the most common illnesses for sailors?

scurvey

400

What was the main reason for scurvy?

Not having fresh fruits and vegetables. 

500

At the end of our text, we read that the most important thing for a sailor was to _______    ________.

return alive