Most people have probably heard the name Blackbeard before at least once in their life. But, do you really know who Blackbeard was or what he did? He was a pirate and Blackbeard was looked upon differently by the general public. Blackbeard was known for staying off of the North Carolina coast and utilizing the dangerous conditions for his own benefit, theft. "Teach and his band of sea robbers had taken to using North Carolina's treacherous coast for protection" (Lieutenant Robert Maynard and Blackbeard, the Pirate 1). I'm using that quote to prove my earlier statement of Blackbeard using the coast for his own good. Blackbeard's ship was attacked by Lieutenant Robert Maynard were there were few fighters but many deaths. Lieutenant Maynard in fact did murder Blackbeard. …show more content…
1). I'm utilizing this quote to support my initial statement regarding Blackbeard's death. Blackbeard's death was reacted to variously because, for one, he was dead and was one less pirate stealing from the plantation owners. However, since the economy of the area was a backwater economy they weren't affected tremendously by the death of Blackbeard. "This was a backwater economy. Most of these folks were fishermen, farmers and, on the barrier islands, shipwreck scavengers" (A Fury of Hell - or Was He? 1). This quote supports my claim of the varied reactions to the death of Blackbeard. To summarize, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), was a well-known pirate for his work on the coast of North Carolina. Blackbeard was looked upon differently by the general public. The plantation owners of the region were negatively affected by Blackbeard's actions thus leading to a retaliation in which they won. Ultimately resulting in the death of