Golden age of piracy Pirate Not legal No letters of marque Anyone can become a pirate Wage war on the high seas Privateer Legal Letters of marque from government to roam waters Pirate ID: 496542
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1680-1720
Golden age of piracy Slide2
Pirate
Not legal
No letters of marqueAnyone can become a pirateWage war on the high seas
PrivateerLegal Letters of marque from government to roam waters
Pirate vs privateer Slide3
Typical pirate shipSlide4
Rules the entire crew had to follow
Everyone had to vote on a rule to go in the articles
All members had to signDealt with provisions and pay for each position
Articles on board shipSlide5
Captain
Quartermaster
Master gunner
Master riggerProvisions
Leader of the shipLeader behind the captain of the ship
Position who is in charge of ammunition and weaponry
Position in charge of sails on ship and steering
How the crew gets paid
Common vocabSlide6
Jack “Calico”
Rackam
Born December 1682 – Died November 1720Pirates in present day BahamasSailed with Anne Bonny and Mary Read
Notable pirates Slide7
Henry Morgan
1635-1688
Primarily raided Spanish settlementsOne of the most successful privateers
Notable pirates continuedSlide8
Edward Teach aka “Blackbeard”1680-1718
English pirate who operated around East coast of American colonies
Notable pirates continuedSlide9
Benjamin Hornigold
1680-1719
Eventually become governor of BahamasSailed with Blackbeard who was his second in command - Quartermaster
Notable pirates continuedSlide10
Romanticizes them
Portrayed them as the “good guys”
Beloved peoplehttps://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=MXb1QqmrRNcHollywood Portrayal of piratesSlide11
Pirates did not always fly the skull and cross bones
Very unusual if they did
Each pirate had their own flag
Red = attacking and killing everyoneWhite = surrenderYellow = attack but will take volunteers
Common misunderstandingsSlide12
Popular place pirates would go to spend their loot
Spent most money on alcohol and prostitutes
Easy place for pirates to dock their ship
New providenceSlide13
Nassau
Another place where pirates would hang out
Spent weeks at a time getting drunk and spending all their loot