1. Not-So-Jolly Roger Other Resources
“served the crown on Jamaican ships raiding the French and Spanish ships during the War of Spanish Succession”
Site #3
Crazy red eyes
p. 21
Captain of the
Queen Anne’s Revenge
p. 26 & 54
Site #1
Monstrous black beard with four pigtails braided
and tied with ribbons
p. 13
Began pirating in 1713 under Benjamin Hornigold
on a Jamaican sloop
Site #4
p. 26 and site #1
Pirates had a say in running the ship
Had 14 wives
Site #2
Awful singing voice
p. 12
Had a dark face
p. 22
Israel Hands--one of his most trusted men
p. 27 and site #2
“Surrender without a fight
and your lives will be spared.”
Site #1
Lt. Maynard & crew attached Blackbeard’s head to ship’s bowsprit
p. 55 and site #2
Scary, crazy laugh
p. 21
Wore big, black boots
p. 16
Carried two swords and many knives and pistols
Site #4
“twisting saltpeter wicks into his beard and lighting them before battle giving
himself an aura of demonic possession”and beard was smoking
p. 13 and site #3
Shot two prisoners
p. 15
Born in 1680, he is thought to have had money since
he was able to read and write
Site #5
Pardoned by Governor Charles Eden after he swore an oath to
give up piracy
p. 54 and site #3
Unusually large man
p. 21 and site #4
Blackbeard was laughing and singing, became
friendly
p. 48
While there are many rumors of his heinous acts,
there is no verification that he ever actually
killed anyone
Site #6
Had 300 plus pirates
p. 54 and site #4
Weapons included 4 pistols and one cutlass
p. 13
He sunk his ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge in the
Beaufort Inlet
Site #5
born Edward Teach
p. 22 & site #1
Served Queen Anne as a privateer
Site #1