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    Blackbeard was a notorious English pirate in the early 18th century. Little is known about his early life, though he was likely born in Bristol, England, with the real name of Edward Teach or Edward Thatch. After starting as a privateer for England, Blackbeard became a successful pirate, capturing and renaming a ship the Queen Anne's Revenge. His career came to an end in 1718 when the naval forces of Woodes Rogers attacked and killed Blackbeard while his ship was anchored in Ocracoke.

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    Blackbeard was a notorious English pirate in the early 18th century. Little is known about his early life, though he was likely born in Bristol, England, with the real name of Edward Teach or Edward Thatch. After starting as a privateer for England, Blackbeard became a successful pirate, capturing and renaming a ship the Queen Anne's Revenge. His career came to an end in 1718 when the naval forces of Woodes Rogers attacked and killed Blackbeard while his ship was anchored in Ocracoke.

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    Blackbeard was a notorious English pirate in the early 18th century. Little is known about his early life, though he was likely born in Bristol, England, with the real name of Edward Teach or Edward Thatch. After starting as a privateer for England, Blackbeard became a successful pirate, capturing and renaming a ship the Queen Anne's Revenge. His career came to an end in 1718 when the naval forces of Woodes Rogers attacked and killed Blackbeard while his ship was anchored in Ocracoke.

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    Blackbeard captured!

    By:Elijah Peed

    Blackbeards life
    Little is known about
    Blackbeards early life.Blackbeards real birthplace is unknown but it
    is most likely Bristol,England.His real name is Edward Teach or
    Edward Thatch. Blackbeards first step in piracy was becoming a
    privateer for England during Queen Annes
    war(1702-1713).Teach had great successes during his attacks on
    French and Spanish.After Queen Annes war Blackbeard started
    working for Benjamin Hornigold around 1716.After Hornigold
    retired Teach captured a vessel and renamed it Queen Annes
    Revenge.Blackbeard armed his ship with 40 guns! Blackbeards
    most famous act is the blockade he set up.

    Blackbeards capture

    Blackbeard made his final stand in 1718 when Woodes Rogers and a
    group of men of war attacked his vessel and killed him when he
    was anchored in Ocracoke.The naval crew killed Blackbeard and after
    the fight it is thought that Blackbeards body was thrown over the edge
    of the ship and it swam around the ship several times while his head
    was hung on the front of the ship.

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