Blackbeard Research Paper

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Edward Teach was his real name not Blackbeard. Blackbeard joined a group of fearless pirates after the war ended. Most people were terrified of Blackbeard because of his beard. Blackbeard was a successful pirate because he caught many ships and left a legacy behind him.
Blackbeard was terrifying because of his beard. He would put fuses in his beard to make him look fearless in battle. Blackbeard took lots of goods because people feared him because of his beard. He would gunpowder in his beard and it would get tangled in his beard and then he would light them in battle.
The Concorde was the last capture Blackbeard and Captain Hornigold had together. “Blackbeard renamed the “Concorde” to the “Queen Anne’s Revenge” after Captain Hornigold was
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They both had pistols in one hand and Blackbeard fired his and he missed but, Maynard didn’t miss. Once Blackbeard cut off Maynard’s sword blade. Blackbeard was going to kill Maynard, but a pirate slashed Blackbeard’s throat. Then Maynard suspended Blackbeard’s head from his ship. After Blackbeard died Maynard tried to look for his treasure, but had no luck. Blackbeard became more famous than he was when he was living.
Blackbeard became the most famous of all time. A picture of Blackbeard is on a flag, so his crew could remember him. Blackbeard’s life and stories became popular in books, movies, and plays. Blackbeard was really important when he died because people were terrified of his beard, he was the greatest captain of all time and he was the greatest pirate of all time. He caught 40 ships in his whole pirate career.
Blackbeard became a successful pirate because people feared his beard, captured lots of ships, he was crazy in battle, and he was a fierce leader. When Captain Hornigold gave Blackbeard the Concorde and then Blackbeard turned it into the Queen Anne’s Revenge ship. After Blackbeard died, Maynard tried to find treasure that he thought Blackbeard was hiding from him. But, it turns out that Blackbeard never hid any treasure and Maynard and his crew didn’t find