BlackBeard

BlackBeard By Jasmine Alvarez

Blackbeard Probobly born in the 1960s BlackBeard was British. Edward Teach is thought to be his real name. As a really young seaman, he had served on a British privateer that was based in Jamaica, an island in the Caribbean. Privateers were privately owned, armed ships hired by governments during the times of war. The mission was to attack the ships of the enemy. Queen Anne of Britain gave permission of Teach's privateer to destroy the French and Spanish ships during the Spanish War and keep stolen goods. By war's end, Teach had become an experienced sea robber. He then joined a group Carribian Pirates. Soon, fearless Teach became captain of his own ship—one he had stolen! He added cannons and redid the ship's sides. His ship was swift, easy to handle, and able to carry a large crew of as many as 250 pirates. Then Lt. Maynard had killed him around 22 of November with 25 wounds and 5 were gunshots, nobody in North Carolina will every forget the fiece pirate.

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Queens Anne's Revenge  a real-life pirate of the Caribbean, who carefully cultivated a bloodthirsty reputation that struck fear through seafarers. Now, almost 300 years after Blackbeard's death, marine archaeologists have discovered a huge anchor and an arsenal of "improvised" ammunition from the wreck of his flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. New evidence about the terrifying and deadly tactics employed by Blackbeard is emerging from the diving expedition on the vessel’s presumed remains. The divers have discovered that weapons used by the pirate were not only intended to kill but were designed to strike terror into survivors and force them into a swift surrender. The shipwreck lies in about 25ft of water just off the coast of North Carolina and the expedition to recover artefacts is being led by the state’s Department of Cultural Resources. During the two-week exploration, the team aimed to recover a 1.4 ton (3,000lb) anchor from the ship, which they have now successfully raised.

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