He began as an English privateer during Queen Anne's War (1702–13), but when hostilities ended, he became a pirate.
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Queen Anne's War (1702–13),
He began as an English privateer during _______ but when hostilities ended, he became a pirate.
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Bahamas
The Pirates’ Republic
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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.
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Gentleman
Stede Bonnet is also known as??
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Stede Bonnet
He who had suffered serious injuries fighting a Spanish man-of-war, was soon encountered by Hornigold and Teach.
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Revenge
The three men teamed up, with Bonnet giving Blackbeard temporary control of his sloop, the _____.
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November 1717
In ______, Hornigold captured the 200-ton frigate La Concord de Nantes during a raid close to Martinique.
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Indemnity Act
In December, King George I issued the ______, which absolved any pirate who officially abandoned his lifestyle.
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Queen Anne's Revenge
Hornigold gave Blackbeard command of this valuable ship. It was named _______ by Blackbeard.
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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.
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Ocracoke Harbor
On November 22, 1718, the Adventure was seen at ______ by two Royal Navy sloops under Lieutenant Robert Maynard's command.
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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 _______
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Privateering commissions
In the mid-13th century, ____ were first issued by Henry III of England, allowing sailors to raid and pillage enemy ships.
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marques
After 1295, these licenses were referred to as letters of ____.
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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.
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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.
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1689–96
In _____, a well-known Scottish privateer and pirate hunter named Captain William Kidd plunders Caribbean ships and islands.
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Captain William Kidd
In 1689–96, a well-known Scottish privateer and pirate hunter named _____ plunders Caribbean ships and islands.
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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.
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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.
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1719–22
In ____, a Welsh pirate named Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts robs countless ships in West Africa and the Americas.
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Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts
In 1719–22, a Welsh pirate named ______ robs countless ships in West Africa and the Americas.
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