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Blackbeard

Blackbeard the pirate was on his ship called the Queen Anne's revenge. Another ship approached his ship and surprised attacked his ship and him. When they were attacking , they got pirate Blackbeard and cut his head off. They put it in front of their ship so people could know that they killed him. Blackbeard lived a harsh life and a good life.Blackbeard was a scary pirate but always did not want to be a pirate he wanted to be a arts. He is still very popular to this day.
First of all Blackbeard was born in 1680 in delaware he was from a wealthy family . His real name is Edward Thatch. He liked going to art school he was the eighth child in the family. He could read and

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