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Privateers were important because they provided their counntry with goods that was stolen from the other ships

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Are pirates the same thing as privateers?

no theres a difference in pirates and in privateers....


Privately owned ships commissioned to help during wartime?

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What was the most important contribution of the seagoing privateers during the revolutionary war?

That they captured hundreds of British merchant ships.


How do you use the words privateers in a sentence?

Beware, for this coast is rife with privateers andpirates.A whole fleet of privateers awaits without the cove to escort your ship across the pond, m'lady.


Do privateers have ships?

Yes. They wouldn't be called privateers if they didn't have ships.Privateers without ships are called mercenaries.


Who attack the creeks?

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It was dangerous for governments to depend upon the use of privateers because?

C. Privateers might attch their parent counties


When did privateers live?

most privateers lived around the colonial time, but very few still exist today.


Legalized pirates more than a thousand strong who inflicted heavy damage on british shipping?

privateers


What did privateers contribute to the Confederate war effort?

The services of Privateers were purchased by monarchs during war time. Privateers were useful because they were an expansion on the countries military and they were able to carry weapons and trade goods without being attacked by an enemy ship.


How privateers help the American cause?

Privateers or Merchant Mariners help win the Revolutionary War. To add to this, they issued Letters of Marque to privately owned, armed merchant ships and Commissions for privateers, which were outfitted as warships to prey on enemy merchant ships


Legalized pirates of the American revolution?

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