PIRATES & HISTORY OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD WORLD, 1450-1800

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Examination of the connections and transformations across the "Atlantic World" (Europe, Africa, and the Americas) from the late fifteenth century until about 1800 using the theme of pirates. Topics include: colonization and settlement, labor, race and ethnicity and the role of pirates, buccaneers, and privateers who roamed the Atlantic basin during this period.