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Pirates
Pirates have been robbing and pillaging since ancient times. Some better known pirates are Blackbeard, Jose Gaspar, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Morgan and Captain William Kidd. Although piracy was in its hay day between the 17th and 19th centuries, it is still being battled against today.
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Why are so many Somalians turning to piracy?
... because they need income for their starving people. Their country and government is corrupt and war-ridden, agriculture almost non-existent. The GDP of the 10 million Somalians is less than $600 a year per person (and that includes the rich ones)!
What did a pirate do for a living?
A buccaneer is a hobo and lives on the streets go hobos ya they rock
Who stopped the barbary pirates?
Traders ran great risks, especially in the Mediterranean Sea. Pirates from the Barbary States, the nations along the coast of North Africa, attacked passing vessels. To protect American ships, the United States paid a yearly tribute, or bribe, to rulers of Barbary States such as Tripoli.
In 1801, Tripoli increased its demands. When Jefferson refused to pay, Tripoli declared war on the United States. Jefferson then ordered the navy to blockade the port of Tripoli.
During the blockade, the American ship Philadelphia ran aground near Tripoli. Pirates boarded the ship and hauled the crew off to prison. The pirates planned to use the Philadelphiato attack other ships. To prevent this, American naval officer Stephen Decatur and his crew quietly sailed into Tripoli harbor by night. They then set the captured American ship on fire.
In the meantime, American marines landed on the coast of North Africa. They marched 500 miles to launch a surprise attack on Tripoli. In 1805, the ruler of Tripoli signed a treaty promising not to interfere with American ships.
Maybe a rich captain, but no, most pirates could hardly afford proper clothes, never mind gold teeth!
Soon after software itself. People have been making copies of software since the very beginning. Part of this is due to the culture of the early computer programmers - very much in to 'sharing' knowledge, etc. The forces that marketed software and charged a price for it were seen to be in opposition to the early "do it for the common good" kind of thinking of early programmers. So there are basically two kinds of software piracy - the kind that seeks to disseminate software programs without paying the authors because they think that 'intellectual' output has no value and should be shared, and those that just want to get software for free. Part of the problem is that much software is vastly overpriced for its cost of development.
Where did the pirates sleep on the ship?
As a Navy Sailor for the past 13 years; we sleep in Berthing Spaces on 3ft x 6ft cots/bunks stacked 3 high. The space between the mat and the roof above your head for the bottom and middle bunk is approx. 30".
in a cabin
There are girl pirates but they are called wenches.
I agree, but it was uncommon to have female pirates. Of course there were girl pirates! Although most believed it was bad luck to have a woman sign the articles as part of the crew, but some went against the ordinary way and accepted them.
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Famous female pirates include:
- Anne Bonney
- Mary Read(e)
- Grace O'Malley (Granuaile)
- Ching Shih
- Alvilda
- Charlotte de Berry
- Rachel Wall
- Jane de Belleville
Of these Ching Shih is a very impressive representative. She grew her pirate navy to the size that she had fleet of ships. The CHinese government eventually made her into an admiral.
In computer terms, piracy is the copying and distribution of copyright-protected software without permission of the copyright holder. Traditionally, computer piracy refers to acts committed for financial gain, but more recently the term has been used to pejoratively label filesharing though peer-to-peer networks.
People with communist ideology (sharing, caring, equity, etc.) will upload intellectual property onto the internet for others to download free of charge. The effect on corporate companies that produce such merchandise is rather minuscule, so although technically illegal, governments typically don't go beyond posters and commercials to discourage piracy. Companies themselves may take measures, but these are usually limited.
Did they find blackbeards body?
No. His head was cut off and his body thrown overboard where legend has it he swam three times around the ship before sinking. I'm willing to bet his remains are still not far off Springer's Point on Ocracoke buried under the sand. Wrong, because the tides are so wild, and changing, it was probably swept out to sea.
How do the pirates hide their treasure?
Some pirates did go to extreme lengths to hide their stolen goods, but most did not accumulate vast treasure as in fictional books and movies. Generally they were seagoing criminals and thieves, and some were more ruthless and murderous than others.
The "treasure maps" of pirates hold a great allure in adventure fiction, because some treasure troves did exist in remote locations, as an "insurance policy" for a pirate captain who retired or fell on hard times. Many Caribbean islands and tropical coasts have legends of pirate treasure buried on them, but most either never existed or were found long ago.
How would pirates engage in war?
They would often have several pistols that they would use and reload if they could they would never throw the pistol after they had used the shot. They would also use the pistol as clubs. Pirates liked to keep their distance and if they had to they would fight with their sword. They liked to stab people in the back but if it came to One-on-one combat they could take care of themselves
Yaaaargh me hearties! Shiver me timbers!
The traditional piratical accent is generally taken to be a mixture of that of the southwest of England and southern Ireland. The coloquial language can be acredited largely to a collection of nautical terms that have been modified for pirate usage.
Where do pirate attacks most often occur?
they usually occur off the coast of Somalia (the horn of Africa). Although some have expanded even to china and japan.
What crimes did captain blackbeard do?
Blackbeard WAS real, officially he was executed for Piracy but according to history he also committed almost every other crime imaginable like theft, murder, ect.
What is a curved sword called?
That question is a very broad one. Blades like the Khopesh and Falcata have forward curving blades.
Swords like the Sabre and the Scimitar are back-curving.
Some swords like the Katana are lightly curved, whereas a Scimitar for example would usually have a more severe curvature.
Are pirates real or fictional?
Pirates are any criminals who attack a ship on the open waters. Pirates existed years ago but they were nothing like what you see in Hollywood movies.
yes!! if you actually read a science book about pirates it will say something about them sailing on the 7 seas!! cool huh?
What is Blackbeard's daughter's name?
The real Blackbeard, Edward Teach (c. 1680 - 22 November 1718), didn't have any children that are recorded by history.
The only place that Blackbeard the pirate has a daughter is in the Hollywood film "Pirates of the Carribean" which is a work of fiction.
What is the difference between a buccaneer a corsair and a privateer?
A Privateer is a Sailor who is commishened by the king or a govorner with a letter of mark that makes it leagal to attack and steal the goods of ships of other nations while on the high seas. Especially during times of war. For example a governor in Jamaica would give a privatter a letter of mark making it legal for the British sailors to attack the Spanish,French,Dutch and any other nations ships besides Brittish ships. A pirate doesn't have allegience to any natio and will attack any ship, even there own home countries ships. You can find French,Spanish,Welsh,English and even Negro and malato's on a pirate ship.
When a pirate says parlay what does that mean?
Parlay is, according to the Code of the Brethern, set down by the pirates Morgan and Bartholomew, part of the pirate's code that allows a captured party the right to be taken to a ship's captain unharmed.
If a pirate is captured by an enemy, he has the right to declare parlay, or temporary protection, until he may have an audience with the enemy captain. The term "parlay" likely comes from the French verb, "to speak" ie parler. Parlez means to speak to someone. In this case, that someone is the Captain.
At this point, he cannot be harmed. Parlay's not considered concluded until said captives and captains have completed negotiations. More specifically, until negotiations have ended - or until "negotiations have broken off".
How did pirates take ships treasures?
Eh.. O_o
Baddy pirates would go onto their baddy ships and row row row to a ship out in the BIG ocean and would stop right next to them. Then they would jump onboard and do bad bad things to them and take their treasure from the treasure chests...
How was pirate spelled in pirate language?
That is the correct spelling of "pirate" (a seagoing robber). The spelling is the same in French.
Pirates liked treasure because it was worth something. They could use this treasure to trade or keep for selfish reasons.
Yes, pirates still exist today, such as off of the east coast of Africa. See the related links below for more information.
