PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN!

Early Piracy By 1524, 50% of all Spanish ships are taken by Pirates The Spanish build the Spanish Treasure Fleet Special built navy to protect cargo ships and hunt pirates Sir Francis Drake English Privateer Captures the Cacafuego, over 15 tons of gold and silver

Buccaneers Buccaneers Boucanier-smoker of meat Establish colony at Tortuga in 1625 very violent place 1,000 prostitutes brought in to calm everyone down Francis L’Olonais “Flail of the Spaniards” Known for excessive violence and torture Hated the Spanish!!!!

Buccaneers The REAL Jack Sparrow Bartholomew el Portugese Originally had a tiny ship with 4 cannon and 30 crewmen Took a much larger Spanish ship but lost ½ his men Was running from 3 Spanish ships, hit a storm and ran aground Got another ship, crew of 20 men, and took ANOTHER large Spanish ship Ran it aground, returned to Jamaica in a row boat……..

Golden Age of Piracy Edward Teach “Blackbeard” Captain 1716-1718 Grew beard out after becoming Captain, wanted to look intimidating Queen Anne’s Revenge Gets a pardon from North Carolina, retires there Virginia hires 2 pirate hunters They catch, kill, and decapitate Teach

Golden Age of Piracy Bartholomew Roberts “Black Bart” Was a crewman aboard a slave ship that was captured by pirates Within 6 weeks, he becomes Captain Takes 470 ships in only 3 years: 1719- 1722 42 Portuguese ships in Brazil 172 ships in Newfoundland Gets cornered off African coast by a British warship and killed in action

American Pirates Jean Lafitte Originally based out of New Orleans Used his brother’s shop to sell his stolen cargo Had one major rule-Do Not Attack American Ships! Helped defend New Orleans in the War of 1812 Moved base to Galveston, involved in the slave trade Killed in Colombia in 1832 Pirate for about 20 years