Pirates in North Carolina

Pirates in North CarolinaSwansboro High School Pirates

Pirates Spelling

Why is our school the Pirates

Were there good pirates?

What does Swansboro have to do with pirates?

Will you be a good pirate this school year?Swansboro Pirates Questions???

There are different words used to describe pirates.

Pirates had different purposes for what they did depending on the word used.

Pirate Vocabulary Part I

Pirate: An act of robbery on the high seas for personal gain.

Pirate Vocabulary Part I

Privateer: An act of robbery on the high seas for the good of a nation.

Pirate Vocabulary Part I

Buccaneers: Run away sailors and deserters that operated on the Caribbean Sea.

Pirate Vocabulary Part I

Not afraid (Bold)

Determined to do a good job

Work hard

Take chances

Love the work

Characteristics of a Good Pirate

1. People who stole things on ships and kept the goods for themselves where ____.

a. pirates b. dogs c. pears

2. People who worked for the nation to help patrol the seas were _____.

a. cats b. privateers c. preachers Part I: Quiz Questions3. Sailors who deserted the navy and sailed the Caribbean Sea were ___. a. bears b. buccaneers c. students

4. Which spelling is correct?

a. prateis b. pirates c. parties.Part I: Quiz Questions5. What makes a good SHS pirate?

a. excited about school

b. bored with school

c. cheats at school

Part I: Quiz QuestionsThe first settlement in Swansboro was in 1730 at the White Oak River.

The port at Swansboro became well know with the ship builder, a privateer, Capt. Otway Burns.

He docked his ship, The Snapdragon, at the Swansboro Port and conducted a ship building industry in Swansboro.Swansboro: Part II - The First Steamboat in North Carolina

Capt. Burns served as a privateer in the War of 1812.

The War of 1812 was fought between the US and Britain. It confirmed Americans independence from England.

He destroyed and captured millions of dollars of British shipping supplies.

Swansboro: Part II - The First Steamboat in North Carolina

Capt. Burns built the first steamship in NC in 1818.

The name of the steamship was the Prometheus.Swansboro: Part II - The First Steamboat in North Carolina

. Who made the first steamship in NC? a. Capt. Otway Burns b. Capt. John Smith c. Barney 2. What was the name of this steamship?

a. Pirates b. Precious c. PrometheusPart II: Quiz Questions3. What city did he make the steamship in?

a. New Bern b. Jacksonville c. Swansboro

4. Capt. Burns was a _______.

a. Buccaneer b. Privateer c. Pirate

5. Did Capt. Burns help Swansboro become a port city in 1812?

a. Yesb. No Part II: Quiz QuestionsBlackbeards real name was Edward Teach

He got the nickname of Blackbeard because of his thick black beard.

Blackbeard was a pirate/privateer.

He was born in England. Blackbeard: Part III A NC History

The name of his ship was Queen Annes Revenge.

The ship was used by Blackbeard for less than a year and sunk in 1718 in Beaufort Inlet, NC.

The ship was possibly found in 1996 in the waters of Carteret County.Blackbeard: Part III A NC History

He made his home on the Outer Banks near Ocracoke Island, NC.

An island is land with water surrounded all around it.

Blackbeard: Part III A NC History

Blackbeards real name was:__________. a. Edward Teach b. Santa Claus

c. George Washington

Blackbeards ships name was _________. a. Queen Elizabeth b. Queen Anns Revenge c. King GeorgeBlackbeard: Part III A NC History3. The ship was sunk off the coast of ______________. a. Georgia b. North Carolina c. Florida

4. Blackbeard was born in _____________. a. North Carolina b. Italy c. England

5. Blackbeard had a home on ___________. a. Ocracoke Island b. Bear Island c. Both Blackbeard: Part III A NC HistoryBlackbeard used fear to rob the ships

He never killed anyone unless there was a battle that broke out.

He would sell the items he robbed to NC citizens. He sold sugar and cloth.

The goods from pirates were much cheaper than the things shipped in from England.

Blackbeard: Part III B NC History

The law turned their heads on the things that Blackbeard did.

Blackbeard had an arrangement with the colonial governor of NC to sail the NC waters as long as he left English ships alone.

Blackbeard: Part III B NC History

At one point, the NC governor pardoned him after he was captured.

Pardon: To forgive a crime.Blackbeard: Part III B NC History

Blackbeards treasure is a fantasynot true!!

Old stories: Blackbeard had a tunnel from his house in New Bern to the Tryon Palace where he would send stolen things to Gov. Tryon.Blackbeard: Part III B NC History

Priates treasure is a mythfalse story

Hollywood made up these myths to give adventure to movies.

Such things as treasure maps and buried treasure do not exist.Blackbeard: Part III B NC History

Blackbeard used ____________ to rob ships. a. Good looks b. kindness c. Fear

Blackbeard sold cloth and sugar to NC citizens. a. Yes b. No

Blackbeard has an agreement with the president so he could sail NC waters. a. Yes b. NoBlackbeard: Part III B NC HistoryPeople liked to buy things from Blackbeard because the items were ______________. a. cheaper b. expensive c. Pretty 5. Blackbeard had a treasure map and we should be looking for it. a. Yes b. No

Blackbeard: Part III B NC History

Land that is completely surrounded by water is __________________. a. an island b. water c. my houseTo pardon someone is to ___________. a. be mean b. to forgive c. to likeWhich word is spelled correctly? a. praytesis b. didrates c. piratesSome pirates worked for the nation. a. yes b. noVocabulary Quiz