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Proprietary to Privateer, Pirate and Buccaneer

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Proprietary Government start?

a)

1670

b)

2023

c)

1718

d)

2000

2.

Who is a proprietor?

a)

A Lawyer.

b)

A teacher.

c)

A business person.

d)

Woodes Rogers.

3.

Whic of the following suggested Proprietary Government?

a)

Hugh Wentworth

b)

John Colebrooke

c)

John Darrell

d)

William Sayle

4.

There were how many Lord Proprietors?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

3

5.

Which among the following were Lord Prorietors?

a)

William Sayle and Lord Ashley.

b)

John Darrell and Hugh Wentworth.

c)

Sir Peter Colleton and Duke of Albermarle

d)

Sir George Carteret and Nicholas Trott

6.

The Bahamas was known as a Pirates' Republic during which period?

a)

1718-1729

b)

1703-1718

c)

1670-1688

d)

1670-1700

7.

Two proprietary governors.

a)

Nicholas Trott and Hugh Wentworth.

b)

John Darrell and Charles Chillingworth.

c)

William Sayle and Cadwallader Jones.

d)

Robert Clarke and George Phenney

8.

Which Proprietary Governor rebuilt Charles Town and called it Nassau?

a)

Nicholas Trott

b)

John Wentworth

c)

Richard Lilburne

d)

Thomas Bridges

9.

Give two ways the Lord Proprietors expected to make money in The Bahamas.

a)

Privateering and Buccaneering.

b)

Trade and Taxes.

c)

Taxes and Mining for gold.

d)

Trade and boat building.

10.

Which man was the first ruling Proprietary Governor?

a)

Cadwallader Jones.

b)

Robert Clarke.

c)

Nicholas Trott.

d)

John Wentworth.

11.

Who was considered the best of the governors? Why? How did he mess up?

4 lines
12.

Where did the buccaneers get their name?

(a)  

13.

Which Pirate was not hanged because was Pregnant?

a)

Mary Read

b)

Stede Bonnet

c)

Edward Teach

d)

Anne Bonny

14.

Which of the following attracted the pirated to the Bahamas?(choose all that apply)

a)

Lack of proper government

b)

Hundreds of deserted islands

c)

Conch salad

d)

Pina colada

15.

What was Edward Teach's nickname?

a)

Bluebeard

b)

Blackbeard

c)

Whitebeard

d)

Redbeard

16.

What is John Rackham's nickname?

a)

Calico Jack

b)

Kalico Jack

c)

Caliko Jack

d)

Kalico Jak

17.

What was a pirate's flag called?

a)

Jolly Roger

b)

Articles

c)

Booty

d)

boucan

18.

Which pirate died of a fever?

a)

Blackbeard

b)

Calico Jack

c)

Anne Bonney

d)

Mary Read

19.

Which of the following was known as sea robbers.

a)

buccaneers

b)

pirates

c)

privateers

20.

Privateers were given a (a)   to be a "pirate" or to attack enemy ships in the Caribbean.

21.

There is no difference between a Pirate, Buccaneer and Privateer.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which pirate was in command of a ship with two of the most famous female pirates in the world?

a)

Black Beard

b)

Stede Bonnet

c)

Calico Jack

23.

Privateers were legal pirates.

a)

True

b)

False