Describe the prisoner of war ships in 3 bullets.

just to tell you how bad this was -  

Conditions were appalling, and many more Americans died of neglect in imprisonment than were killed in battle. ... Over 10,000 American prisoners of war died from neglect. Their corpses were often tossed overboard but sometimes were buried in shallow graves along the eroding shoreline.

Explanation:

· not taken good care of unhealthy, living in bad conditions, didst really eat.

· skinny, overworked

· The prisoners were a mix of soldiers, sailors and rebellious civilians. Many were crew members from privateers—privately owned ships authorized by the Continental Congress, which had little navy of its own, to harass and seize British vessels.

explanation:

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the article must be ratified by three-fourths (38) of states within a proscribed deadline.

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