Pirates In The 17th Century Essay

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The seas during the 17th century was a struggle to many captains. At any moment, a ship that was unknown to the sailors could emerge with an infamous black flag waving on the mainmast. Pirates would strike fear into every sailor of the seven seas. The pirates have been called many names such as “Sea-monsters,” “Hell-Hounds,” and “Robbers, Opposers and
Violators of all Laws, Humane and Divine…, Devils incarnate, Children of the Wicked One” and “Danger lurked in their very Smiles”(Leeman, 2009 p.1). The most famous pirates during the time were sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, between America, England, Spain, Africa, and so on. The pirates have been big news for an extended period of time, having stories written about them whether the stories were …show more content…
10). There was no specific year when the pirates started to emerge on the Atlantic Ocean, but the estimation from what has been read was between the mid-1600s to the early 1700s (Kuhn, 2009). The pirates were formed not by random people, but by actual sailors that were on the sea. Those that were part of the “maritime service” joined forces with the pirates (McCarthy, 2007 p. 10). During peace times between countries, there wasn’t much to be done with the service. Those sailors would leave to become pirates for the thrill and more pay (McCarthy, 1994). It was worth more to risk a life and get well paid than to live a life of low income.
Another reason why piracy was so high was because of an act that was passed by the British. When the Navigation Act passed, America could only trade with England which angered the colonies. This led some of America to negotiate with pirates or even become pirates themselves for cheaper and better products (McCarthy, 1994). Other sailors joined because of how brutal the captains would be to their crew. When a pirate ship raids a merchant vessel, almost all of the sailors would be enthusiastic to join them (Woodward,
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