Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

Edward "Blackbeard" Teach

He began as an English privateer during Queen Anne's War (1702–13), but when hostilities ended, he became a pirate.

Queen Anne's War (1702–13),

He began as an English privateer during _______ but when hostilities ended, he became a pirate.

Bahamas

The Pirates’ Republic

Captain Benjamin Hornigold

• He encountered ________ in Bahamas, who gave him command of a sloop.

• Together the pair looted vessels in the waters around Bermuda and Cuba, and along America's East Coast.

Gentleman

Stede Bonnet is also known as??

Stede Bonnet

He who had suffered serious injuries fighting a Spanish man-of-war, was soon encountered by Hornigold and Teach.

Revenge

The three men teamed up, with Bonnet giving Blackbeard temporary control of his sloop, the _____.

November 1717

In ______, Hornigold captured the 200-ton frigate La Concord de Nantes during a raid close to Martinique.

Indemnity Act

In December, King George I issued the ______, which absolved any pirate who officially abandoned his lifestyle.

Queen Anne's Revenge

Hornigold gave Blackbeard command of this valuable ship. It was named _______ by Blackbeard.

Governor Charles Eden

In June 1718, Bonnet and Blackbeard anchored their fleet at Topsail Inlet and traveled ashore to Bath, North Carolina, where ______ released them from their prison sentences.

Ocracoke Harbor

On November 22, 1718, the Adventure was seen at ______ by two Royal Navy sloops under Lieutenant Robert Maynard's command.

Hampton River

Blackbeard's head should be suspended from the bowsprit, Maynard commanded his men. As a warning to other pirates, it was hung on a spike close to the _______

Privateering commissions

In the mid-13th century, ____ were first issued by Henry III of England, allowing sailors to raid and pillage enemy ships.

marques

After 1295, these licenses were referred to as letters of ____.

Admiral Sir Henry Morgan

In 1667–83, _______, a Welsh privateer who eventually served in the Royal Navy, became well-known for his attacks against Spanish towns in the Caribbean.

1667–83

In_____, Admiral Sir Henry Morgan, a Welsh privateer who eventually served in the Royal Navy, became well-known for his attacks against Spanish towns in the Caribbean.

1689–96

In _____, a well-known Scottish privateer and pirate hunter named Captain William Kidd plunders Caribbean ships and islands.

Captain William Kidd

In 1689–96, a well-known Scottish privateer and pirate hunter named _____ plunders Caribbean ships and islands.

1717–18

In _____, Stede Bonnet, a Barbadian pirate known as "Gentleman," was formerly a prosperous landowner and is known for plundering ships in the Caribbean.

Stede Bonnet

In 1717–18, ____, a Barbadian pirate known as "Gentleman," was formerly a prosperous landowner and is known for plundering ships in the Caribbean.

1719–22

In ____, a Welsh pirate named Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts robs countless ships in West Africa and the Americas.

Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts

In 1719–22, a Welsh pirate named ______ robs countless ships in West Africa and the Americas.