War at sea
True or False?
By 1777, Britain had about 100 warships protecting its American colonies.
True
How old was John Paul Jones when he first went to sea?
12
what is a privateer
a privateer is a privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy's merchant ship
Who was James Forten?
He was a son of a free African - American sail maker
Where was John born?
John was born in scotland
Privateers could earn money by capturing enemy ships, but their work was______
a.scary
b.hard
c.dangerous
c.dangerous
What was John Paul Jones famous for saying
“I have not yet begun to fight!”
What happened at the age of 21?
He had command of a merchant ship
True or False?
if privateers were captured, they would go back to their families.
False
In 1780, James Forten signed up to ________ to earn money
for his family after his father's death
(answer the blank)
to sail on the Royal Louis
in 1773, who did Paul kill?
The leader of a mutiny on his ship
Many men became privateers because they hoped to _________
earn money from the ships and goods they captured.
what did the Americans want to do?
The Americans wanted to weaken the British navy and damage British trade.
John Paul Johns became a commander of a ship, what was
the name of the ship?
Bonhomme Richard
who attacked the British merchant ships during the war.
American Privateers