Pirates
What was Blackbeard's real name?
Edward Teach
Who were the two famous female pirates, that were part of Calico Jack's crew?
Anne Bonny and Mary Read
Who are the criminals that attack and rob ships at sea?
Pirates
Who were the Muslim pirates that sailed out of African ports?
Barbary pirates
Does piracy still continue today?
What city did Barbarossa "Redbeard" capture, with the help of the Ottoman Empire?
Algiers (Algeria)
Why were very few women pirates?
It was considered bad luck for women to be on ships
Who were English, French, or Dutch sea adventurers who haunted chiefly the Caribbean and the Pacific seaboard of South America?
Buccaneers
When did the U.S. fight the Barbary wars with the North African states?
1801 - 1815
What island did the 17th century Chinese pirates capture from the Dutch, to use for their base of operations?
Formosa (Taiwan)
The act of robbing or committing other violent actions for private gain while on the seas
Name 3 legendary figures from the "golden era" of piracy.
Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, and William Kidd (Captain Kidd)
What 2 things would pirates do with a ship after it was captured?
Pirates sold the ships that they captured or converted them into pirate ships
What 2 spots of the world has modern piracy flourished?
In the seas of East and Southeast Asia and eastern Africa
What 2 things would pirates do with the surviving crew on the captured ship?
Sometimes pirates released the ship’s passengers and crew, but other times they held them for ransom
What is the Jolly Roger?
A flag pirate ships flew that incorporated some sort of a skeleton, such as a skull and crossbones
Who was one of the few pirates that came from an educated, prosperous background?
Stede Bonnet
Who was the Roman statesman that sent a fleet of ships against the pirates, driving them out of the Mediterranean, in the first century BC?
Pompey the Great
What was the loose-knit organization that was formed by the buccaneers?
Brethren of the Coast
What ancient time period does piracy date back to?
Ancient Greeks and Romans
What are the steps pirates took that allowed them to attack much larger, better-armed ships?
After attacking with cannon fire, pirates armed with swords and pistols went aboard the other ship, fighting hand-to-hand until the enemy was subdued
Who protected Blackbeard, allowing him to have a long and prosperous career?
Charles Eden, governor of the North Carolina colony
What did the Proclamation for Suppressing of Pirates from King George I promise pirates? How long did they have? What happened to pirates that did not comply?
(1.) He promised that any pirate who surrendered and agreed to give up piracy would be forgiven and allowed to keep his plunder. (2.) The pirates were given a year to surrender, after which (3.) the remaining would be hunted and captured.
When and where was the "golden age" of piracy?
In the Caribbean and in the waters off the American colonies between about 1650 and 1730
Describe each route that was part of the triangular trade route in the Atlantic.
Manufactured goods were transported from Europe to Africa, slaves from Africa to North America, and plantation crops from North America back to Europe.