"Edward Tatch"Blackbeard

Who is Blackbeard

• Blackbeard is a noctorious English pirate who worked around the West Indies.
• He was born on 1680 in Bristol,U.K.
• He died on November 22, 1718

With a beard that almost covered his face, he would strike terror into the hearts of his victims, according to some early accounts, by weaving wicks laced with gunpowder into his hair, and lighting them during battle. A big man, he added to his menacing appearance by wearing a crimson coat, two swords at his waist, and bandoleers stuffed with numerous pistols and knives across his chest.

With a beard that almost covered his face, he would strike terror into the hearts of his victims, according to some early accounts, by weaving wicks laced with gunpowder into his hair, and lighting them during battle. A big man, he added to his menacing appearance by wearing a crimson coat, two swords at his waist, and bandoleers stuffed with numerous pistols and knives across his chest.

5 things about blackbeard

• Real name was Edward Thatch or Teach
• He learned from other pirates
• He had one of the mightiest ships to sail the seas
• He looked like the Devil in battle
• He had some famous friends(Charles Vane,Stede Bonnett,Israel Hands, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Benjamin Hornigold.)

5 things about Blackbeard

• He went legit...sort of
• He went down fighting
• He didn't leave any treasure behind
• He wasn't the most successful pirate
• His ship has been found along NC

HISTORY OF THE LA CONCORDE
He served as a privateer during Queen Anne's War (1701 - 1714) and turned to piracy sometime after the war's conclusion.It was here, off the island of Martinique, that Blackbeard and his fellow pirates captured the French slave ship La Concorde-a vessel he would keep as his flagship and rename Queen Anne's Revenge.On the ship Blackbeard was looking for stuff to take the cabin boy of the ship told them there was gold dust and took the gold.Originally it was the French then they renamed it Queen Anee's Revenge.

HISTORY OF BLACKBEARD part 1
Blackbeard and his crew of pirates terrorized sailors on the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea from 1716 through 1718. They ambushed ships carrying passengers and cargo in the dim light of dawn and dusk when the pirates' ship was hard to see IT WAS A REIGN OF FEAR that lasted two long years.Merchant crews often surrendered without a fight the moment they saw Blackbeard's flag. If the ship didn't surrender after warnings, the pirates moved in.Frequently their first target: the sailor at the ship's wheel. Then, as the pilot less ship drifted aimlessly, the pirates snared it with grappling hooks, pulled it closer, and leaped aboard. When the attack ended, the pirates took the passengers and crew hostage and ransacked cabins looking for coins, gold, silver, and jewelry. Blackbeard repeated this scene over and over again.

HISTORY OF BLACKBEARD part 2
As a young seaman, he had served on a British privateer that was based in Jamaica.Queen Anne of Britain allowed Teach's privateer to plunder French and Spanish ships during the War of the Spanish Succession and to keep stolen goods. By war's end, Teach had become an experienced sea robber. He then joined a group of fierce Caribbean pirates.Soon the cunning, fearless Teach became captain of his own ship—one he had stolen! He added cannons and reinforced the ship's sides. His ship was swift, easy to handle, and able to carry a large crew of as many as 250 pirates.One passenger refused to give up his diamond ring. So Blackbeard sliced off his finger, ring and all.

HISTORY OF BLACKBEARD part 3
Blackbeard made a home base in North Carolina, a British colony, near a string of islands called the Outer Banks. From there he preyed easily on ships traveling the American coast.