Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Evans, Amanda Michelle
Author's Email Address	amevans@gmail.com
URN	etd-04072005-181850
Title	Institutionalized Piracy and the Development of the Jamaica Sloop, 1630-1743
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Anthropology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Cheryl Ward Committee Chair Margaret Leshikar-Denton Committee Member Robinson Herrera Committee Member William Parkinson Committee Member
Keywords	Piracy Cultural Ecology Caribbean Royal Navy Sloop Jamaica Agency
Date of Defense	2005-03-04
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract English colonists on the island of Jamaica in the seventeenth century struggled with adversity while attempting to establish a permanent settlement. At the time, England lacked the infrastructure necessary to support a prolonged military presence in the Caribbean and English colonists were left to defend themselves amidst hostile neighboring islands. Privateers and pirates operating from Tortuga were lured to Port Royal, Jamaica, and their presence provided a source of security to the colony. Money spent by the privateers also supported the local economy. As the economy of Jamaica stabilized, pirates who once protected the island began preying upon Jamaican shipping. Colonists, influenced by the geophysical environment, economics and politics, were stimulated by piracy to improve upon inadequate ship designs and create an adapted design to mitigate their vulnerability to piratical attack at sea. The resulting ships, known as Jamaica sloops, became renowned for speed and maneuverability.
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