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BUCANEERING
PRIVATEERING
CORSAIRING
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Most buccaneers started out as what?
Farmers and meat smokers.
100
Definition of privateering.
Privately owned vessels licensed by the state to set out with the specific intention of seizing enemy property on the high seas.
100
What is another name for the Barabary Corsairs?
The Ottoman Corsairs.
100
What are Landsmen?
Men in the navy who had little to no experience with sailing or privateering. These men were trained to be privateers.
200
Where did buccaneers primarily attack?
They primarily attacked land based targets, then would take their riches back on ships.
200
What are Letters of Marque/Letters of Reprisal?
These letters allowed a petitioner to retrieve his losses from any of his transgressor’s compatriots. This allowed minor acts of war to be committed, justifying them as retaliatory measures.
200
What are the two main societal functions of corsairing?
Commerce and naval activity.
200
Privateering crews were made up of:
Experienced sailors, Landsmen, and Gentlemen Volunteer.
300
What was the penalty for homosexuality? Was this enforced?
In 1627 Charles I put a regulation into place banning homosexuality with the punishment being the death sentence, however most accusations of homosexuality aboard ships never made it to trial. Every case that did make it to trial had significant evidence suggesting more violations were involved, other than homosexuality.
300
What were the 5 main ideas of the privateers code of conduct?
1)Respect the rights of neutrals 2)Prevent cruelty to crew of captured vessels 3)Eradicate suppression or distortion of evidence 4)Forbade embezzlement of cargo and sale of goods before condemnation 5)Prizes must be brought to trial
300
What is the difference between piracy and corsairing?
Piracy and corsairing are nearly identical, the main difference is that corsairing is institutionalized
300
Why was there a huge outburst of piracy at the end of the 17th century?
Long wars between France and England ended and there were many unemployed sailors with no legal employment.
400
Was torturing related to the buccaneers sexuality?
No. They were not tortured for being gay, torturing was just a routine part of that time.
400
Why did the famous privateer Jean Laffite become an outlaw? (When an American privateer)
Because he started attacking American ships in the war of 1812.
400
What is a Galley slave?
A salve that was put to work below decks on an Ottoman ship. They would row the ship. They hardly ever left ships and rarely would go above decks.
400
Did pirates drink often?
Pirates were not able to drink as often as some may think, provisions of all kinds were often low aboard ship including food and water. Chronic alcoholism, debilitating effects of decades of drunkenness, and continual inebriation were not typically part of their daily lives due to lack of supply.