North Carolina A Pirate Haven

What made North Carolina a haven for pirates?

• Governor Eden would not stop Blackbeard from pirating.

• The 1716 North Carolina Guide To The Ultimate Pirate Vacation brochure said, "Come ye to NC! Fun Ahoy!"

• Shallow waters, inlets, sounds, and swamps.

• It was a perfect place to rob ships that had to travel between Charleston, SC and Hampton, VA

What is the definition of piracy?

• Bank Robbery

• Auto Theft

• Robbery at sea

• Breaking into houses.

Pirates still exist today.

• True

• False

Pirates talked the way they do in Pirates of the Caribbean. "Aarg me harty! Ye will be walkin' the plank!"

• True

• False

Pirates wore eyepatches because...

• It was the #1 fashion accessory of the time period. 

• It was to help them see better at night.

• To keep their glass eye from falling out.

• All the ladies thought it was hot.

Who was the pirate that turned patriot and helped to win the Battle of New Orleans?

• Calico Jack

• Henry Morgan

• Anne Bonny

• Jean Laffite

From Rowan County if I traveled to Ocracoke Island I would be going in what direction?

• North

• South

• East

• West

There are four pirate graves in Rowan County at ______ Church.

• Saint Mark's

• Thyatira

• Mt. Zion

• Mt. Hope

In 1 COMPLETE sentence write something you learned about pirates.

Start your sentence with "I learned...."

What was Blackbeard's real name?

• Hawkeye Hawkins

• Captain Jack Sparrow

• Edward Teach

• William Tecumseh Sherman