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35 Cards in this Set
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Really, the captain only has authority when
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In combat
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A pirate who became crippled in battle would...
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Become a ship's cook or smith or other helpful position.
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Pirates ate lots of vegetables, true or false?
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False
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Between 1600 and 1800, how many seamen did scurvy kill?
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1,000,000
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What seemed to help scurvy?
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Citrus
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Which country held a monopoly on trade in the New World?
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Spain
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What were the three parts of the Spanish Maine?
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The Antilles
New Spain Tierra Firme |
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The antilles include
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Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
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New Spain includes
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Mexico and Central America
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Dyewoods could be found in
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New Spain- Mexico and Central America
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Where is the richest silver mine in the world?
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Potosi, Bolivia
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What eventually caused Spain's economy to crash?
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Over-inflation of gold from treasure fleets.
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Part of Spain's monopoly was due to
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The pope's 1494 proclamation that they were the "sole proprietors"
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These Frenchies were first to try to steal some of Spain's loot
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The Corsairs
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Were corsairs privateers?
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Sometimes, other's used state resources.
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This Huguenot corsair burned Havana to the ground, forcing Spain to invest in more fortifications
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Jacques de Sores
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This man tried to establish a New World Huguenot colony, but failed.
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Jean Ribault
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Began by trading in the New World in defiance of Spain, eventually turned to privateering, backed by the British crown
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The Sea Rovers
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He looted slaves from Portuguese vessels and sold them at New World ports
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Sir John Hawkins
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To whom did the 700 ton warship Jesus of Lubeck belong to?
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Sir John Hawkins
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Dedicated his life to the vengence of Sir John Hawkins, called El Dragon by the Spanish
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Sir Francis Drake
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Where did Sir Francis Drake sack a mule train with 57,000 pounds of silver?
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Nombre de Dios
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What is the name of the ship that Sir Francis Drake looted gaining 110,000,000 for Queen Elizabeth?
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Caca Fuego
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When was the age of the privateer?
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1600-1670
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What happened as a result of the Treaty of Madrid?
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An end to privateering, Spain recognizes English settlements in the New World and they concentrated on peaceful trade.
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Who were smugglers?
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Refugees from the Thirty Years War who traded illicitly with Spain in the West Indies
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Who were the Buccaneers?
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A French motley crew of Protestants, refugees, criminals, escaped slaves, runaway sailors and such
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Who is this French buccaneer and renowned torturer who got his just desserts when he was captured by Indians in Honduras and eaten himself?
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Jean David Nau or L'Olonnais
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Thousands of buccaneers lived on what island?
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Tortuga
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He helped to take Jamaica from Spain and eventually became Vice-Governor of Jamaica, living fat and happy
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Sir Henry Morgan
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This woman pretended to be a german princess and murdered men after marrying them
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Mary Carleton
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Who put an end to the pirate carousing in New Providence?
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Woodes Rogers
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Who would Bart Roberts kill on sight?
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Barbadians and Martiniquais.
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Who managed to kill Bart Roberts?
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Captain James Ogle
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Who was the unlucky pirate?
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Charles Vane
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