Privateer

Piracy is absolutely a question of definition. Those in power were able to determine what was and what wasn’t piracy, giving them power to do exactly what these “pirates” were doing with no repercussions. Since there is no agreed on universal definition for piracy, there are constantly differing interpretations about what constitutes a pirate. In “Towards General Theory of Piracy”, Shannon Lee Dawdy and Joe Bonni note all the perceptions of piracy and pirates, varying from “splendid villains,”…

An astonishing fifty-eight privateer vessels, many of them the aforementioned Baltimore Clippers, operated out of Baltimore, capturing British merchant ships and harassing the Royal Navy. These ships were the scourge of the high seas and their actions were little more than legitimized…

The British military began focusing their efforts southward in America. The new commander of the British army in America was General Sir Henry Clinton. There was less Loyalists in the south than originally thought by General Sir Henry Clinton. The British efforts forced some undecided colonists the support and join the Patriots. The British and Loyalist soldiers acted harshly and allowed some Loyalists to switch and support the Patriots as well. In November of 1778, the British attacked…

Located off North Carolina’s coast in the Beaufort Inlet lies shipwreck 31CR314. The submerged wreck was first discovered by Intersal Inc. (a permitted private research firm) divers on November 21, 1996. Initially sighted were some of the ships multiple cannons, and anchors. The divers were using information provided by Intersal’s founder Phil Masters. Former Intersal Inc. Director of Operations Mike Daniel used the historical accounts to assist in the location of the wreck. The site’s…

Throughout the time period when colonist arrive at current day United States to the war of 1812, many decisions have been made. Some of those decisions were made to help the United States gain independence, strengthen United States’ relationship with foreign countries and help protect United States from other foreign countries. However some of those decisions made wasn't the most effective towards the actual cause. One of the most terrible decisions during that time period was when George…

In this journal the reader will be predicting on what will happen in the future based off of the context clues that were represented in the reading. First, Sir James Almont-the governer will try to get rid of Mr. Hacklet- the secretary. I made this assumption because of the displeasing letter that Mr. Hacklett wrote. This letter was intended to go to the king of England; a very powerfull person during this time. Based off of the bad statements and displeasing comments about Almont, this letter…

Many theories have been made as to what pirating was really like. Many false accusations have been made and still get tossed around to this day. The romanticized version of piracy, the novel Treasure Island they life of piracy is much different from what it actually was like according to the factual information packet about pirates/pirating/piracy. First off, pirates were well known for looting ships and making people walk the plank. In the novel Treasure Island, it talks about a ship headed…

John Paul Jones, Naval Hero Anna Harper Mountain View High School Abstract John Paul Jones was an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary war. He was most commonly known for his victory over British ships near the east coast of England. When the American Revolutionary war began, John Paul Jones went to Philadelphia and was recruited to be a lieutenant in the new Continental Navy (John Paul Jones.). In 1779 he became captain of the Bonhomme Richard. "I have not yet begun to…

achievements. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: EARLY LIFE Christopher Columbus, the child of a fleece trader, was born in Genoa around 1451. When he was still a teenager, he landed a position on a dealer boat. He stayed adrift until 1470, when French privateers assaulted his boat as it cruised north along the Portuguese coast. The vessel sank, yet the youthful Columbus glided to shore on a scrap of wood and advanced…

Amazon worries as depicted in greek myths. Map makers started using the name ”California” to mark unexplored territory on the North American west coast. The first European to explore the California coast was Juan Rodriguez. The English explorer and privateer, Francis Drake sailed along the coast of California in 1579 after capturing two spanish treasure ships in the Pacific. The spanish divided California into two parts; Baja California and Alta California. In 1602, 60 years after Cabrillo,the…