Samuel Bellamy was a pirate in the Carribean. He was a former Royal Navy sailor in his early life. He later became a pirate. He gained a considerable presence by engaging more and more considerably sized ships and eventually became a plundering heavyweight to rival pirates such as Blackbeard. In spite of this, he was a compassionate pirate and should be better described as a freedom fighter than a marine criminal.…
People decided to dump off thousands of drinking water off the ship to make the ship lighter. Then the Captain ordered other small ships to go out and start to pull the ship. Even though they had lost the wind they were still ahead of the other British ships. When the ship was evading the British it was going at its fastest, 11 knots or thirteen MPH. Then the Captain told his crew members to get ready for a battle.…
In 1803, during the First Barbary War, when the U.S.S. Philadelphia was captured by Tripolitan pirates, 25-year-old Decatur knew exactly what to do. He and his crew disguised themselves as Maltese sailors, having only swords and pikes as their selected weapons. Ironically, the ship was never recovered. Decatur and his crew managed to overtake the entire Tripolitan pirate crew without any casualties on their behalf.…
Earliest accounts of gundecking date back to the organization of British battle ships. In the1600's, during the Franco-Dutch War, many single…
William Bradford wrote about the turbulent journey across the Atlantic Ocean, their ship barely able to hold together. Specifically, their ship’s main beam began to buckle and break, and crewmembers…
“Please dad! Will you tell me the story of Captain Tory?” “Alright son, if you say so.” Way back in 1852, a schooner set out from Boston, Massachusetts, drove by Captain Tory. Here’s the story……
From the time the Great lakes where discovered by Native American to the current day, the lakes have played a vital role in American history, from serving as transportation of humans and trade goods to the far reaches of war. They have helped transform the American people and the landscape both east and west of their location. The vessels used during the revolutionary war were constructed of many materials just like todays ships. Only difference is what was used.…
The Boston Massacre : A Fuse Lit It all started on a day in spring. Tension was already creeping in the air, and someone was planning to use it to their advantage. A group of colonists launched an attack on a British sentinel, throwing nearly anything they could get into their hands at him. A group of nearby British soldiers fired into the mob killing 5 and injuring several others. Things of course, went downhill or uphill (depending on how you think of it) from there on.…
The widespread belief in their existence in the first months of 1862 helped drive the national narrative that began with the appearance of the first “contrabands” at Fortress Monroe in 1861, the First Confiscation Act in August of that same year, and through the preliminary announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, that opened the door to enlistment of African American men in the Union army the following year. By August of 1863, Douglass would be making his case for equal pay for black soldiers to Secretary of War Stanton and to President Lincoln in person, within the walls of the White House itself. September, 1861; I found it! It wasn't a letter to Lincoln; it was an essay in Douglass' monthly newspaper, called "Fighting…
Britain sent over British troops to America and nobody was really happy about it. One night in March, a group of men roamed Boston's streets to go against the British troops rules on taxes. Both groups met up that night and were arguing. When Edward Garrick charged towards the troops, that's what started the Boston Massacre. Five men died that night and six were…
Roanoke August 1590 English explores john white sailed to Roanoke island. The first contact they had was with a native in Roanoke island the native approached one of the ship with a canoe alone. They became friends with the native in Roanoke so the English started an expedition on the island. They took two natives back with them to England; one was name Manteo and the other native name was Wanchis. To prove what they found on there trip, the queen was delighted and wanted to expand more on Roanoke.…
Boston Tea Party The British East Indian Company went into debt after having corrupt management and becoming involved in a war that cost them a great deal of money. This caused me and another seventeen million pounds to be packed into chests and stored in a warehouse. We all started to lose hope as the days went by and we remained unsold. Then an unlikely hero emerged.…
I am Queen Elizabeth the first. I sent Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins on an expedition around the world. John Hawkins was Drake’s partner for sailing and his cousin, as well. They were the two I thought I could count on. One day I sent them to get slaves for me and allowed them to leave on my ship.…
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.…
Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo is a novel explaining the vicious shark attacks along the Jersey Shore in the summer of 1916. New Jersey had just become popular for its upscale beachfront and the availability to swim along the beach as well. This perfect beach scene was too good to be true and New Jersey then experienced the first shark attacks to ever be documented in history. Michael Capuzzo explains the five shark attacks along the Jersey Shore and the mass hysteria then ensues after it. The first documented shark attack was in July.…