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PIRATES OF THE BARBARY COAST
Barbary Corsairs
Sometimes called the Barbary Cosairs or the Ottoman Cosairs
Were Privateers and Muslim Pirates
Led attacks from the the 11th century to the 19th century
Operated from North Africa
What They Did…•Ports located in Tunis, Tripoli, Morocco, and Algiers•They went as far as Iceland when comandeering ships •They mainly attacked ships in western Europe•Pirates captured and sold Christian slaves at the slave markets in Africa•Engaged in Razzias, which were raids on Coastal towns in Europe
Life of a Pirate
Dangerous They held people for
ransom Once captured by a
pirate your chances of seeing home again are about 3%
Beautiful women and children were brought to the palace as gifts for the sultan
Captured from about 800,000 to 1,250,000 Europeans
In 1784 the first Barbary power captured an American vessel
Pirates and America (18th Century)
2 ships captured The Dauphin from
Philadelphia and the Maria from Boston were seized
The ships and cargoes were sold
The crew was sold on the slave market
When asked why the attacks were occuring the sultan said that it was written in the Koran that all nations who had not acknowledged the prophet were sinners
Famous Pirates (1700 – 1800)
Haitian pirate: Jean Lafitte
Operated out of: the port of New Orleans
Established the Kingdom of Barataria, which was an illegal slave smuggling business
During the War of 1812 he was offered a huge sum of money from the British for letting them use his port
Famous Pirates in Other Places…
The English pirate Blackbeard:
Ship: Queen Anne’s Revenge
Piracy started in 1713 and ended in 1718 (because he was killed)
Another English pirate: Calico Jack Rackham
Got his name from the clothes he wore with patterns of brown, white, and black
Patrolled the Caribbean from 1718 - 1720
What Were the Pirates Seizing?
Ships Cargoes Loot People Valubles Ship parts Wine
In Order to Sail Safely…
Americans had to pay fees
Avoid pirate waters
The End