1. European Rivalry in the Caribbean up to 1763

2. 1492 - 1763 Purpose of Europeans in the Caribbean Trade
Create settlements
Colonize
Plunder
Warfare

3. —Pirate Captain Bartholomew Roberts
“In an honest Service, there is thin Commons, low Wages, and hard Labour; in this, Plenty and Satiety, Pleasure and Ease, Liberty and Power; and who would not balance Creditor on this Side, when all the Hazard that is run for it, at worst, is only a sower Look or two at choking No, a merry Life and a short one shall be my Motto.”
—Pirate Captain Bartholomew Roberts

4.
PIRATES - a sea going bandit who plunders both vessels and the land
Famous pirates are
English – Francis Drake
French – Francois Le Clerc
Dutch

5. Francis Drake
Francis Drake
Henry Morgan

6.
Privateer – a private individual who owned and commanded a ship that was authorized by the government for use of war to capture enemy merchant ships
English – John Hawkins
French
Dutch

7.
Buccaneering – can be considered both a pirate and privateer.
The term buccaneer derives from the Caribbean Arawak word buccan, a wooden frame for smoking meat, preferably manatee . From this became derived in French the word boucane and hence the name boucanier for French hunters who used such frames to smoke meat
Famous English buccaneer was Henry Morgan

8.
Why did the other European powers go through so much trouble to do what we just discussed?
What did they benefit?

9. What was Spain's response?
What was Spain's response?

10.
Spain tried to protect her ships and colonies in the Caribbean by:
Imposing economic sanctions
Convoys /navy followed merchant ships
Building of forts
Upgraded their ships to be faster and lighter (armadillas)