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Wiltja Humanities
The Golden Age of Piracy
Term | Definition |
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Golden Age of Piracy | The famous time between the 1650s to 1730s where robbery at sea in the Caribbean was popular. |
privateers | Lawful pirates made legal by the British government to help stop unlawful pirates. |
historians | People who study and write about the human past. |
conclusion | The last paragraph of a piece of writing. The end of something like an essay or report. The end of something. |
wealthy | Having lots of money and things like houses, cars and nice things; Having wealth. |
captain | A person in charge of a ship and its crew. |
command | A rule to follow. To give orders or demands to others. E.g. A captain of a ship gives his crew commands as to what to do and where to go. |
captured | Something or someone taken and kept. |
attacked | To take aggressive action against someone or something; Assaulted. |
merchant | A person who makes money by selling goods |
converted | Changed to something new or different. |
vessel | A large boat or ship |
revenge | The desire to return harm for harm done; Vengeance; Pay back. |
broad-shouldered | Wide at the shoulders. |
wide-brimmed | A hat that has a wide part at the bottom which sticks out around it |
pistols | Handguns |
ferocious | Of a wild, fierce and savage nature. |
appearance | The way that someone or something looks. |
opponents | People who compete against each other in a contest or game. |
cargo | Goods carried by a large vehicle. |
governor | A ruler of a British province or state. |
citizen | A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community. |
protection | A person or thing that shields from danger, pain or discomfort. Money paid to avoid violence or prosecution. |
lieutenant | A commanding officer in an army. |
apparently | A word used to say that something seems to be true, although it is not certain. |
severed | Something cut off; Detached. |
bowsprit | A thick, strong pole that sticks out the front of a ship |
well-known | Someone or something many people are aware of or have knowledge of. |
literature | Any kind of printed materials, such as books, poems, articles, etc |
portrayed | To depict or describe something or someone in a certain way. |