Vocabulary
People
Geography
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Pirate Life
100
What is cargo?
goods aboard ships
100
She left her father's plantation to become a pirate because she was bored with her life.
Anne Bonny
100
What kind of geography covers the Sandhills region?
sandy hills
100
What goods were imported to South Carolina?
sugar from Barbados building supplies from England
100
Why did Anne Bonny have to disguise herself as a boy?
Women were not allowed on pirate ships.
200
What are privateers?
People hired by a country to take over enemy ships during war times
200
He was an unlikely pirate because he dressed too fancily and got seasick
Stede Bonnet
200
What kind of tree grows well in the Sandhills?
longleaf pine tree
200
Why are importing and exporting necessary?
No single country grows, makes or creates all the goods it needs and wants.
200
What caused so much sickness on pirate ships?
The ships were crowded, so sickness spread quickly.
300
What does it mean to be law-abiding?
to follow the rules or laws of a community
300
His real name is Edward Teach.
Blackbeard
300
The red cockaded woodpecker is A. extinct B. endangered C. make believe
B. endangered
300
What do ring-billed gulls eat?
meat: fish, earthworms, insects
300
What made pirate life difficult?
Food and supplies were scarce, there was a lot of sickness, and ships were crowded. It was often BORING!
400
What does carnivore mean?
it only eats meat
400
He had Stede Bonnet captured and put to death.
Governor Robert Johnson
400
What is the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Refuge?
a large forest full of longleaf pines that no one is allowed to cut down or damage in any way.
400
Another name for a ring-billed gull is __________.
a sea gull
400
What happened during "Blackbeard's Blockade of Charleston?"
Blackbeard captured 8 ships and held people hostage until he received medicines he needed.
500
What is importing?
to bring goods from another country
500
He captured eight ships in the Charles Town harbor and help the people aboard hostage until he received medicines.
Blackbeard (Edward Teach)
500
Why is the Sandhills region so sandy?
Long, long ago, the ocean covered half of South Carolina and the Sandhills were the coastline.
500
How can ring-billed gulls walk so easily on wet sand?
They have webbed feet.
500
How did Stede Bonnet escape from jail?
He dressed as a woman.
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