Blackbeard



 Blackbeard the Legendary Pirate of North Carolina

 The most frightening face of all pirate legends is of course, Blackbeard. He was the pirate who commanded many ships, held six guns (safety was always off), wielded dual swords, and had knives attached to his boots. As famous as he was, we still know little of his origins. It has been presumed his name was Edward Teach and that he was born in Bristol, England. However we do know how he began life as a pirate.

__Infamous Begginings __  When Blackbeard first started life as a seaman privateer that based his operations out near Jamaica. Privateers were privatley armed ships and were allowed to pillage Spanish ships when the war between Spain and Britain broke out. Teach had made a hefty profit from plundering ships and had become a veteran with his great experience. The war ended after he mastered the art of plundering ships which meant that Edward Teach was no longer allowed to plunder the Spanish ships. Edward decided he wasn't about to let the riches and his expererience go to waste, so he joined a gang of Caribbean pirates.

__Blackbeard is Born __ __ ﻿ __ Long after he had become a pirate he ended up finding himself the captain of his own ship. Edward had turned the ship into a battle ready, destroyer of the seas. He had stolen supplies from merchant ships and divided the booty with his fellow pirates. Sometimes they stole the ship too! Edward Teach's reputation grew tremendously (and so did his hair) and soon he became known as Blackbeard. He began sticking burning rope, candles, black bows, and firecrackers in his hair to make himself look like a ferocious demon and to frighten most of his targets.

Heisting a Wealthy Vessel Blackbeard soon made a huge heist after his name was born. A huge ship that Blackbeard had taken