Wild Pigs In Colonial America

While some pirates were cruel outlaws many were just plain sailors who could not find an honest living. The life of a sailor in those times was hard. The power of the captain of a merchant ship or a military ship was nearly absolute. Crewmen could be whipped by a cruel captain for the least offense. In 1630 a treaty was signed with Spain that allowed the English and French to colonize some of the lands along the Spanish Main. Many of the European settlers wound up on the island of Hispaniola. One of the main sources of food on the island was wild pigs originally introduced by the Spanish. The pirates of the golden age wore short and buttoned jackets trousers and breeches of different styles and large boots. The small cocked hats and round hats were the headgear for male pirates while handkerchiefs and bandannas were tied around their heads by both male and female pirates.
A Privateer is any individual granted license by their government to attack shipping belonging to an enemy government usually during a war. Privateers are like private contractors They receive a Letter of Marque from their nations Admiralty which grants them permission to raid enemy ships and keep a percentage of the spoils so …show more content…
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