how where pirate captains usually picked?

Question

im taking a pirate quiz and i need help

Answer 1

The lady "I'm going to tell you" has it right. Some pirates were also made by the events of their time, unknowingly and could not return to normal life afterwards. Specifically; the Royal Navy engaged ship owners and Captains to fight the Spanish and French wherever they found them in western seas (Caribbean) - that were too far for the Royal Navy proper to police. Tasked with the destruction of such vessels (laden with materials to finance the Spanish and French war efforts), these Captains and crews fought bravely and very successfully and were well regarded and rewarded.
However, upon cessation of hostilities in Europe these Captains continued to wage war because no-one told them it was over. By the time they were told, their deeds were embarrassing and inconvenient to the Crown. To preserve a fragile peace, these patriots were branded outlaws and attempts were made to hunt them down. They became known as Buccaneers then, because they would hide out on Cuba and eat considerable amounts of wild pig (bucan).
Some Pirate Captains, then, were picked (or created) because of a decision designed to maintain a peace in Europe.

Answer 2

By who can nagivate the stars and waters. Pirate captains were well educated men. Crew memebers were usually uneducated slobs who couldn't find work doing anything else but beating people up and killing them. Many crew memebers were also mentally challenged with the mentality of a child. They were easy to direct and tell what to do because of their lack of reasoning skills. Some crew were freakshow material, while intelligent, were cast to the wayside because of their appearance. The prirate crew became their family who they would defend to the end like brothers. There's said to be no tighter bond of a crew than those on a pirate ship. Mutiny was also more rare than most people believe.

Answer 3

Actually by majority vote in most cases. Many pirate ships had several captains, the former captain would usually fall to being a crew member.

Answer 4

The pirate captain usually owned the ship.. They started out as Privateers and turned to piracy. When mutiny occurred, not often, there was a fight over the boat ownership. Whether the captain came upon the ship legally might be another answer.

Answer 5

Most leaders are chosen because they have leadership qualities. Add to that Pedro's Darwinian theory, and the fact that the captain is usually the shrewdest, meanest fellow on the ship. A good dose of bully wouldn't hurt, either. Maybe they were chosen by the crew, but a man with the above qualities would be chosen every time. If he weren't, he would soon take over the position, chosen or not.

Answer 6

According to what I've seen on the History Channel, most pirate Captains were elected by their crew, and could be replaced the same way.

Answer 7

By being good at it... which, in the case of a pirate vessel, involved acquiring substantial sums of (other people's) money and goods.
Being a good shipmaster probably helped too.

In most cases, captains were chosen from among the crew, by the crew... on the basis that a successful captain meant profit for the crew.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Pedro got it right. It was survival of the fittest. The most ruthless and\or smartest probably was the captain.

Answer 10

Darwin chooses