Draft:Speaking community to trans atlantic african slaves traded ratio
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Population Estimates for Each Language Community in 1800
[edit]- Spanish-speaking population: Approximately 26,500,000
- Portuguese-speaking population: Approximately 6,000,000
- French-speaking population: Approximately 25,000,000
- Dutch-speaking population: Approximately 2,500,000
- English-speaking population (including U.S. and Britain):
- Britain: Approximately 10 million
- U.S. English speakers: Approximately 1 million (estimate based on early census data)
Using the specified figures:
- Portugal: 3,902,030
- Britain: 3,098,722
- France: 1,308,307
- Spain: 566,177
- Netherlands: 594,712
Summary of Results:
[edit]- For every slave traded by Portugal: approximately 1.54 Portuguese speakers.
- For every slave traded by Britain (including the U.S.): approximately 3.55 English speakers.
- For every slave traded by the Netherlands: approximately 4.20 Dutch speakers.
- For every slave traded by France: approximately 19.1 French speakers.
- For every slave traded by Spain: approximately 46.8 Spanish speakers.
References
[edit]- ^ "Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - Database". www.slavevoyages.org. Retrieved 2024-09-24.