Blackbeard was one of the most feared pirates in history, because he was a ferocious and fearless man who took over many ships in his years of being a pirate. He wasn’t a good man but he was good at what he did. There was some information that was unsure of because of the time period, but there are many interesting facts about him.
Blackbeard’s real name was Edward Teach, there were other ways to spell his last name but Teach was the most common (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). He was born somewhere between the late 1680’s and early 1690’s, because of the early time period his actual birthdate is unknown (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). He was a towering, but slender British man with a huge chest (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). He tied burning rope in his hair to make himself appear even more fierce (Feared). He got the nickname Blackbeard from his braided black beard that was always tied with a black ribbon (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”).
Blackbeard was a pirate during his adult years, but when he was younger he worked on a British ship as a privateer; whose mission was to take over or attack enemy ships (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). His Father, whose name is unknown, was believed to also be a senior privateer on a Jamaican ship (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). Later he joined a group of fierce Caribbean pirates (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). The group of about two hundred fifty men became his crew after they stole a ship to be their own (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). His ship that is most commonly known was called Queen Anne’s Revenge (“Blackbeard: Pirate Terror at Sea”). They captured this ship in 1716 and sailed it for two years (“Pirate Shipwrecks”). For the two years they ...
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.... Because of the awful things he did and his fierceness, the legend of Blackbeard is still known today and won’t be easily forgotten.
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