Who Was Blackbeard?
What is Blackbeard's real name?
Edward Teach
What are some skills a sailor would need to learn?
Using the starts to navigate the seas, memorize all the ropes and what they did on the ship, and how to use different weapons (cannons, pistols, and swords).
What was so important to Bristol (England) during the 1700s?
Boats and sailors - Bristol was a major port for trading
What is a privateer?
When a captain of a ship is given the right to attack the enemy for their government even though they are not part of the Royal Guard.
What was a common picture on a pirate flag?
Skull and crossed bones
Where was Blackbeard born?
Bristol, England
What are some examples of the first pirates?
Greeks - fought the Romans for Oil
Vikings - raided villages and ships for supplies
Buccaneer (French and English) - attacked Spanish ships until it was outlawed
What did the ships carry back and forth to the Americas?
To: food, clothing, building materials
Returning: sugar, rum, gold, tobacco, and spices
What is a pirate?
A person or people who do not have permission to attack and take good from other ships.
How did Blackbeard escape getting in trouble? What did he do after?
He asked Governor Eden for a pardon and housing in exchange for work from his crew. He continued to steal from other ships!
What war did Blackbeard fight in? Bonus points if you can tell me the years!
Queen Anne's War (1702-1713)
What years do historians call "The Golden Age of Piracy"?
the 1700s
What was a pirates life like?
Small sleeping quarters, few possessions, many didn't have families, and the food they ate was never fresh, and they often did not return to shore.
What is scurvy? BONUS: How did they stop pirates from getting scurvy?
a disease pirates would get because they did not eat their fruits and vegetables
BONUS: they would give them lemon or lime juice
Who wanted to capture Blackbeard after he was pardoned and continued to live the pirate life?
Governor William Keith and Governor Alexander Spotswood
Who was the first pirate Blackbeard worked for?
Benjamin Hornigold
What did pirates do when they captures a ship?
Add it to their pirate fleet and let the people go, or stole all the items from the ship and let them go with their ship, or they would burn it to send a message
What are some pirate myths?
Pirates did not bury their treasure.
Pirates did not say "AAAARRRGH".
Pirates did not make people walk the plank.
What is a fleet?
A small group of ships that sail together
What was the island that Blackbeard was hiding on?
Ocracoke Island
What did Blackbeard do that no other pirate had done before? Why? Was he successful?
He set up a blockade of an entire port because his men needed medicine. He was successful.
How was Blackbeard described in the legends?
He had a black beard that covered most of his face, wore many weapons, and shoot at pirates at a whim.
What is the name of the book that made all the pirates famous?
The General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates
What does it mean to maroon someone?
To leave them behind on an island
What was Blackbeard's fate?
He was killed by British soldiers during an attack.