Edward Teach was born in 1680 in the United Kingdom, he became a pirate under the name Blackbeard. Blackbeard became known as a notorious pirate and one of the most infamous pirates in history. Blackbeard is known for attacking the coast of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the West Indies. Blackbeard’s constant plundering of towns in the Americas put trade on hold hugely affecting the economy at this time. Blackbeard started as a privateer in jamaica with a man named Benjamin Hornigold. One day Blackbeard ran into a pirate named Stede Bonnet and sailed with him. Later Blackbeard captured a slave ship and took it as his own. Blackbeard went out on his own then renamed the ship Queen Anne’s Revenge. The ship had 40 guns and
