Slave trade database assignment
SLAVE TRADE DATABASE Assignment QUESTIONS/QUERIES
In 1732, the slave ship Diligent under Captain Pierre Mary purchased slaves from ______Blight of Benin_______ and transported them to _____Martinique________.
In 1655, the slave ship, Witte Paard, arrived in New York with ___391_______ slaves.
From 1607 to 1650, how many voyages listed the principle region of slave landing in Mainland North America? ____1_____ In what year did it arrive with slaves? _1628________ What was the name of the vessel? __Good Fortune_________
How many slave voyages were listed for the years 1514 to 1607? ___540__________
How many slaves were disembarked after the United States banned the slave trade in 1808? (Use the date range 1808 to 1866 for this question.) __2486010__________________ How many of those disembarked in Mainland North America? ______5900_________
The writer of the hymn “Amazing Grace,” John Newton, served as a slave ship captain. Fill out the following chart on all of his voyages. (Questions 3–5)
Vessel Name Year Arrived with Slaves Principal Region of Slave Purchase Principal Region of Slave Landing
Duke of Argyle
1751 Windward Coast Antigua
African
1753 Winward Coast St Kitts
African
1754 Sierra Leone St. Kitts
With the information provided, complete the following chart:
(Hint: the Summary Statistics tab will make this easier)
Number of Voyages Number of Slaves Embarked Number of Slaves Disembarked Percentage who died on voyage Length of Middle Passage Percentage of Males Percentage of Children
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Brazil
234 66504 56098 14.4 37.9 55.6 18.1
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Caribbean
1068 335823 267919 21.8 79.8 57.5 11.1
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Mainland North America
34 677.5 5528 12.1 98.0 71.8 3.8
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Spanish American Mainland
734 184668 133267 28.3 78.5 66.7 27.4
Dates: 1691–1808 Principle Place of Slave
In 1732, the slave ship Diligent under Captain Pierre Mary purchased slaves from ______Blight of Benin_______ and transported them to _____Martinique________.
In 1655, the slave ship, Witte Paard, arrived in New York with ___391_______ slaves.
From 1607 to 1650, how many voyages listed the principle region of slave landing in Mainland North America? ____1_____ In what year did it arrive with slaves? _1628________ What was the name of the vessel? __Good Fortune_________
How many slave voyages were listed for the years 1514 to 1607? ___540__________
How many slaves were disembarked after the United States banned the slave trade in 1808? (Use the date range 1808 to 1866 for this question.) __2486010__________________ How many of those disembarked in Mainland North America? ______5900_________
The writer of the hymn “Amazing Grace,” John Newton, served as a slave ship captain. Fill out the following chart on all of his voyages. (Questions 3–5)
Vessel Name Year Arrived with Slaves Principal Region of Slave Purchase Principal Region of Slave Landing
Duke of Argyle
1751 Windward Coast Antigua
African
1753 Winward Coast St Kitts
African
1754 Sierra Leone St. Kitts
With the information provided, complete the following chart:
(Hint: the Summary Statistics tab will make this easier)
Number of Voyages Number of Slaves Embarked Number of Slaves Disembarked Percentage who died on voyage Length of Middle Passage Percentage of Males Percentage of Children
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Brazil
234 66504 56098 14.4 37.9 55.6 18.1
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Caribbean
1068 335823 267919 21.8 79.8 57.5 11.1
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Mainland North America
34 677.5 5528 12.1 98.0 71.8 3.8
Dates: 1607–1690 Principle Place of Slave Landing: Spanish American Mainland
734 184668 133267 28.3 78.5 66.7 27.4
Dates: 1691–1808 Principle Place of Slave