By Kinsey H.
BLACKBEARDWHY WAS HE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PIRATE TO SC?
Born 1680 in Bristol, UKReal name is Edward TeachWorked at seaGained interest in privateers during Queen
Anne’s War
EARLY LIFE OF BLACKBEARD
Sailed near Jamaica on ships of privateering during Queen Anne’s War
Joined Captain Benjamin Hornigold’s crew Hornigold put Blackbeard in charge of a
sloop
BEGINNING LIFE AS A PIRATE
Captured a French ship and named it, “Queen Anne’s Revenge”
Worked at American Coast from Newfound Land to Trinidad
1718, killed in Ocracoke Island, NC, by Robert Maynard on boat called, “Adventure”
CAREER AS BLACKBEARD
May, 1718, he blocked off Charleston harbor for a weekCaptured The Crowley, full of Charleston citizensBlackbeard demanded medicine for himself and his crewStede Bonnet, Lieutenant Richards, and Israel Hands, all
commanded a ship to help the blockadeCharleston citizens were released after Blackbeard got
medical supplies from Charleston
WHY WAS HE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PIRATE TO SC?
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