Pirates and Privateers Flashcards
What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer?
Privateer = a sailor with permission from ruler that attacked foreign ships
Pirate =any sailor that didn’t have permission and kept their own treasure
What job did many pirates start out with?
Privateer
Who was Captain Blackbeard?
He was one of the most famous pirates
What year was Blackbeard born in and where?
Born in Bristol in the late 1600s
What is Blackbeard’s real name?
Edward teach
What did Blackbeard do before becoming a pirate and who did he work for?
He was a privateer working for Queen Anne
Which countries ship did Blackbeard capture and made into his own?
He captured a French ship
What did Blackbeard call the ship he captured?
Queen Anne’s revenge
What made Blackbeard’s ship easily recognisable?
The flag
What were some of the conditions on the ship that Blackbeard ran?
rats , fleas, mice, lice
What did the pirates find a constant problem?
Keeping food fresh
What did the pirates tend to eat?
Salted beef or pork, fish biscuits and beer
What would Blackbeard often do to show authority?
Kill a member of the crew.
Who killed Blackbeard, and why?
Lieutenant Robert Maynard was ordered to track him down
When did the Lieutenants Blackbeard’s ship?
21st November 1718
