History 2188A/B Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes -
29 Mar 2019
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Charles johnson: author of 1724 book a general history of robberies and murders of most notorious. Pirates: first hand experience of piracy after the war of spanish succession, one of the only primary resources of piracy, no record of the person existing, maybe a pseudonym for daniel defoe or woodes rogers. Helped establish the republic of pirates in nassau. Brethren of coast: group of pirates that formed a pirate government during 17th~18th century in the west. Indies: some such as henry morgan had letters of marque, based in tortuga, mostly protestant, profited off the spanish main and slavery. Elizabeth i: queen of england and ireland/ last line of tudor, 1558- 1603, the virgin queen, gave commissions to pirates to raid spanish, catholic vs. protestant. Letters of marque: official document that legalized piracy, largest driving force of privateering and buccaneering era, turned pirates/privateers into unofficial navy, give shares back to the crown, dates back to 1293 by edward i.
