What was the name of the Spanish port Henry Morgan captured in 1668?
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Portobelo
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What was the name of the Spanish port Henry Morgan captured in 1668?
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Portobelo
Which English colonial governor authorized the 1718 expedition against Blackbeard?
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Alexander Spotswood
What word describes the Caribbean hunters whose name came from the Arawak word for a wooden meat-smoking frame?
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Buccaneers
Which pirate captain was elected leader after Howell Davis was killed in 1719?
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Bartholomew Roberts
Which French pirate became famous by the nickname La Buse during the Indian Ocean piracy era?
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Olivier Levasseur
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Which English colonial governor authorized the 1718 expedition against Blackbeard?
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Alexander Spotswood
Which pirate captain was elected leader after Howell Davis was killed in 1719?
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Bartholomew Roberts
Which French pirate became famous by the nickname La Buse during the Indian Ocean piracy era?
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Olivier Levasseur
Which 1717 pardon did King George I offer to pirates in the Bahamas?
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The King’s Pardon
Which pirate captain was born John Roberts before adopting the name Bartholomew Roberts?
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Bartholomew Roberts
Which island became the main base of Nassau’s pirate community in the Bahamas?
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New Providence
What nickname was given to Stede Bonnet, the Barbados planter who became a pirate captain?
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The Gentleman Pirate
Which pirate was commonly known by the name Edward Low?
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Ned Low