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History’s Most Infamous Pirates Captain William Kidd “This wicked-gotten treasure doth him but little pleasure”

Learning goals By the end of this lesson, students will be able to… Describe the life and crimes of Captain William Kidd Determine if Kidd deserved his fate Understand the fine line between pirates and privateers

Background Beginning in 1701, every ship sailing into London would have passed Kidd’s corpse His body was tarred, and hung from a ‘gibbet’ over the Thames River (Execution Dock) as a warning to all ‘would- be’ pirates “He was probably the unluckiest man to ever sail under the British flag”

Kidd’s Early Career Born in Scotland in 1645 Father was a Presbyterian minister Led a mutiny against the captain of the Pirate ship Blessed William Was granted a privateering license by King William III in 1695 to hunt down pirates like Thomas Tew Negotiated assistance from some high- ranking officials in British parliament for a 10% kickback

Kidd Turns Pirate Kidd purchased a ship called Adventure Galley Recruits a ragbag crew of scoundrels Supposed to privateer but they want to plunder Killed one of his gunners – William Moore Needed plunder to keep his men happy Pirated small ships in the Indian Ocean – who would notice???

The Quedagh Merchant In 1698 Kidd captures the Quedagh Merchant Steals cargo of satins, gold, silver… But this was ship belonged to the British East India Company! – an important trade partner of the British gov’t Kidd flew a French flag but was actually working for British - controversy

Arrest, Trial, and Execution Upon his return to New York, Kidd is arrested Hoped his powerful friends would support him – didn’t Spend 2 years in captivity, tried, executed, hung-up in a gibbet Couldn’t find his papers that showed he had the right to seize the ship But…was it a mistrial???

Burried Treasure??? Rumours spread that Kidd buried a treasure worth 400,000 British pds. (approx. $87 million CDN) Never found… ‘This wicked-gotten treasure doth him but little pleasure’

So…was Kidd given a fair trial So…was Kidd given a fair trial? Watch the video: Mystery Files and complete the following chart: Yep, he deserved it Nope – didn’t deserve it - (try for 4 points on each side) Now, use the above points to write a short paragraph below explaining whether or not you feel Captain Kidd deserved his fate.