BlackBeard

= Black﻿ Beard =

Rashad Lyons ;-) Social Studies
====**Blackbeard is a notorious pirate who know for his reckless and ruthless attitude. Blackbeard was the most famous of his time . Although he only lived here for a short period of time, Blackbeard is now claimed as one of North Carolina's own. Our state has been recovering remains of Blackbeards Ship (The Queen Anne's Revenge), for the last few years. ** **Blackbeard operated out the island of Jamaica.** ====

Blackbeard was executed by Lt. Robert Maynard, Lt. Robert Maynard caught up to Blackbeard at Ocracoke Inlet off the coast of North Carolina on November 22, 1718.
 *  Maynard had to get close to Blackbeard because the ships he was sailing had no cannon. **Blackbeard struck first, firing a cannon and killing several of Maynard's sailors. **However, Maynard struck back by hiding many of the surviving crew belowdecks, making Blackbeard think he had wrought more damage than he actually had. **

When Blackbeard boarded Maynard's ship, he was ambushed. During the battle, Maynard and Blackbeard ended up in a duel. ** Blackbeard fought extremely hard, taking many wounds. **

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