Privateer

Africans were first brought to the British colonies in 1619 to Jamestown, Virginia after they were kidnapped by the Portuguese and brought by an English Privateer ship. Now, over 400 years later, African Americans are still needing to fight for their rights through the Antebellum period, Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights movement, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Although there are constant civil and human rights advancements made every day,…

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Throughout world history there have been many historical marvel figures that have paved the road, received a bountiful of achievements and life altering roles that Christopher Columbus has acquired prior to his expedition period. Born in provincial Republic of Genoa, Italy, on October 31, 1451, Christoforo Colombo, also known as Christopher Columbus, is one of the most renowned explorer in history. Columbus is one of the oldest children out of his two siblings. At the time where socioeconomic is…

married Mary Newman in Plymouth England 1569. Right after he gained command of his own ship in 1568, he became an importer of tobacco and transported large sums to many different countries. Although many seamen during Drakes lifetime earned money as privateers for navies, he was rolling in over double the average sailor’s income. Ironically, he made it a point to free all of the slaves used on the ship, he even bought some slaves freedom from their…

The Barbary pirates or corsairs, also known as the Ottoman corsairs, were pirates and privateers from North Africa who operated mainly from the ports of Algiers, Tunis, Sale and Tripoli. Of these states, Algiers was their strongest port of operation. The pirates frequented the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean. The Barbary pirates derive their name from the Berber tribe who inhabited these states, thereafter known as the Barbary states. It is also speculated that the West described these…

The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of America's oldest unsolved mysteries. It goes back the whole way to August 1587 when about one hundred and fifteen or so English settlers first set foot on the Island of Roanoke. Several years later they all disappeared with very few clues as to what happened to them. John White, the governor, was baffled when he returned to find the colonists, and family he left behind had mysteriously disappeared. Background In 1584, Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe…

Chapter 6 Vocab: 1. Samuel de Champlain - French explorer who established Quebec on the St. Lawrence River area and became known as the "Father of New France" 2. Huguenots - French Protestants who received limited toleration from the Edict of Nantes 3. coureurs de bois - French beaver hunters and fur traders who were often of mixed Amerindian heritage 4. voyageurs - French-Canadian fur traders and beaver hunters who often recruited Indians 5. Albany Congress - Inter-colonial congress called in…

Kavon Bastian HIS 112-02: Term Paper Connections: Piracy, Slavery, and The Bahamas Piracy, the swashbuckling shipmates of old. There are many accounts of piracy; some from merchant sources, others from the nations themselves. But one thing stands tall: Piracy had an effect on The Bahamas (and the wider Caribbean as well). In this paper, I attempt to explore the connections between piracy and The Bahamas - whether they be economical, social or political. The Beginnings of Atlantic Piracy:…

13 Colonies The thirteen provinces that joined together to turn into the United States of America were yet a first's piece British Empire. They were the result of a wide and emotional development of England that started with the foundation of "estates" in Ireland amid the rule of Queen Elizabeth I and came to a crest with the triumph of Canada and the augmentation of British impact over India amid the 1760s. In the New World alone at the season of the American Revolution Britain had near…

Brian Warren Professor: Dr. Neil Miller History 105 001 Due Monday, October 17 In this research paper I will I identify who and what “The Royal African Company” was. As well as how they came to power and their significance to trading slaves to the West Indies and Virginia 1600’s. I chose this topic as I believe it is necessary to understand how the first slaves arrived and see how slaves were used to shape the Americas, just how important they were to the development of this nation. Also to…