Alexander Spotswood

Blackbeard: The Most Notorious Pirate of the Restoration When people think of the golden age of piracy many things come to mind. From buried treasure, sword fighting, stealing loot and drinking rum, the golden age of piracy is one of the most exciting elements of the restoration period. Along with those elements there were many famous pirates that highlighted the restoration. Although there were many famous pirates of the restoration period one name usually comes to mind, Blackbeard. His iconic

Blackbeard and his pirates, they were not the only people who had knowledge of Eden's treachery. A governor from Virginia by the name of Alexander Spotswood knew of the piracy that plagued North Carolina and suspected the governor was corrupt. Much to the dismay of the people who lived in North Carolina, their governor would not take care of the piracy. Instead Spotswood took it upon himself to rid the seas in the area of such illegal activities. He organized a British naval crew and vessel to search

Thomas Cline Mrs. Gawith English I 26 Jan, 2016 Blackbeard From working for the British on a Privateer then moving to Jamaica and taking up piracy, Blackbeard’s life was full of excitement. Blackbeard was known as Edward Teach was British. It was believed that Teach was born in the 1680’s. He was operating in Jamaica as a privateer. Privateers are a private, armed boat hired by the Government during the War of the Spanish Succession or Queen Anne’s War. During the war in Teach had become a very

For about two years, the notorious pirate, Blackbeard, was a glorious legend. Staring out as a privateer crew member, he would soon became the most feared and successful pirate captain of the infamous Queen Anne’s Revenge. This all became fact when, at the start of the eighteenth century, precious matter was found in the Americas. Rumors started to spread about these incredible amounts of fabulous goods and was soon to be known all over Europe. As a result, due to all these European ships bringing

Little is known about Blackbeard’s early life, but his real name was thought to be Edward Teach. There are other variations of his name such as; Thach, Theach, and Thatch although Teach is the most common. Teach was British and he was born before 1690 (Kirkpatrick). There is also little to no information about Teach’s family, one clue however, is that Teach was able to read and write, skills more likely found in people of wealth (Hamilton). During the war many men purchased their own ships and began

(i) Table of Contents: Introduction – Biography.......................Page (1) Executive Summary..............................Page (2) Nature of Work.................................... Page (3) Training Background Work Inspiration Designers Work Overlap between Australian/International Counterparts References (ii) Introduction: Born in Sydney, Australia, Alex Perry is one of the world’s most renowned fashion

John's wife, a mother and grandmother to so many Lawsons passed away by 1842. The brothers Robert, Peter and Alex stayed on the same patch of land with father John heading the lot. Eventually Peter moved out just down the way once he got married and Alexander eventually married in 1861 to Rachel Taylor (b 1831, Scotland) and he too moved away but not far. John Sr. lived past his 86th year having farmed in Lanark for over 40 years. For Peter and Robert Lawson in 1870, their farms continued to provide,

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The crazy cat lady might be crazy, but she sure does have some fuzzy socks. Okay, the socks come later in the story. Let’s start from the beginning. Since childhood, Alex had an intense love for her numerous cats. As she was incredibly awkward, she was much more comfortable around cats than she was people and often secluded herself in the fortress that was her room. However, as of right now her room seemed more like a prison than a home. All she really wanted to do at that moment was to get some

An old, blue Ford truck sped down a mountain trail. Trees of fiery leaves lined the dirt road. Alexander sat in the back seat of the car. In the front sat his mom, dark-haired and green-eyed, and his dad, wearing a faded jacket and a look of desperation. It was Sunday in November. Normally, Alexander would be at the park playing baseball with his friends or at the library. Today was different. "A family trip," his mom had told him. But something seemed odd. Maybe it was the way his parents were