2. Pirate Locations and Infamous Pirates

3. The last age of the classic pirates
Happened because the end of a war between England
and France
Took place between 1700-1722
Produced pirates that we model our ideas of pirates
off of
Centered on the Triangular Trade

5. aka “Blackbeard”
Born in Bristol, England
Started sailing career as a
merchant sailor and
privateer
Active during 1713-1718
Based in the Bahamas and
off of the Carolinas

6. Fearsome pirate who had
an intimidating physical
presence.
 Black beard with braids
 Placed lit fuses in his beard
 “looked like the devil”
Armed to the teeth
Sling of 6 guns
Sword
Knifes

7. Converted slave ship
Concordia into the
Queen’s Anne Revenge
Had a crew of 300 men
between 3 ships
Blockaded Charlestown
harbor in order to get
supplies for his men
Killed in battle off of
Carolina coast by Captain
Maynard

8. aka “Black Bart”
Roberts
Active from 1719-1722
English
Began sailing career as
sailor on a slave ship
Main ship was the
Royal Fortune

9. Based off of the West
Coast of Africa
Known for capturing
goods headed for Africa
Captured slave ships
and freed them
Known for looking like a
“gentlemen pirate”
Very well dressed etc…

10. Accomplishments
 Captured over 470 vessels
 He and his crew created
articles which governed
the ship
 The most successful pirate
of his age (1700’s)
Killed in sea battle off of
West African Coast
Last notable pirate of
the Golden Age

11. Bonny was Irish; Read was
English
1719-1720
Bonny married a pirate
named Calico Jack
Rackham
Read disguised as a man
joined Rackham’s crew.
Believed they fought until
the end of their ships
capture, after many men
had surrendured

12. Forced England to expand their navy
Altered trade throughout the English colonies, slowed
down and hurt colonial economies
Created wealth for some colonists