LTAM 2002: Topics in LTAM-Hist Context: Privateers, Buccaneers, and Pirates of the Caribbean, 1523-1726
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Analysis of a selected topic related to Latin American Studies. Fulfills an elective in the "Historical Perspective" course requirements. Section information text: The investigation of piracy in the Caribbean from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. The course begins with the sixteenth-century French and English privateers, such as Sir Francis Drake, who both participated in the Atlantic African Slave Trade and raided the Spanish Colonies. Then it examines the buccaneer age, when crews based at Port Royal, Jamaica and Petit-Goâve, Haiti raided Spanish settlements from the Caribbean to the Pacific Coast. It ends with the Golden Age of Caribbean Piracy in the first few decades of the eighteenth century with crews who were beholden to no nation, such as those of Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet. In conjunction with attending class lectures and discussions, students read textbook and primary source readings, take quizzes and exams, and complete written assignments.
Average GPA: 3.22
Grade distribution records: 154 students across 18 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 71 | 46.1% |
| B | 50 | 32.5% |
| C | 11 | 7.1% |
| D | 5 | 3.2% |
| F | 6 | 3.9% |
| W | 6 | 3.9% |
Based on 154 student grade records across 18 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Peter Ferdinando 71 students, Average GPA 3.12
- Maria Labbato 29 students, Average GPA 3.29
- Morgan Gray 24 students, Average GPA 3.71
- Erika Edwards 20 students, Average GPA 3.33
- Benny Andres 10 students, Average GPA 2.40