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Chapter 11: The Age of Jefferson
"Queen Anne's Revenge"

Introduction
     In this chapter, you learned how America became entangled with the pirates of the Barbary Coast. Visit the Queen Anne's Revenge Home Page and learn about Blackbeard, the most famous pirate of them all.

Destination Title: The Queen Anne's Revenge Shipreck Project
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Directions
Start at the North Carolina Division of Archives & History home page.
  • Click on History.
  • Click on Historical Overview—A Brief History of Blackbeard of Blackbeard and read the first three paragraphs.
  • Scroll to bottom of page and click Artifacts. View the artifacts and read the accompanying text.
  • Now click on Conservation. Click on and read the most recent available lab report.
  • Answer the following questions.

1. What "personal effects" were found among the other artifacts on QAR?


2. A blunderbuss barrel was used for what type of fighting?


3. In the lab report, what was the most interesting or significant find reported?


4. Why is it difficult to obtain the facts about Blackbeard?
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