In the absence of British control, New Providence in the Bahamas became a so-called “Republic of” these people. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these people, many of whom used to be privateers, who attacked ships for booty without governmental approval. Examples of these people include Blackbeard and Henry Morgan.
ANSWER: pirates [accept buccaneers or corsairs]
[10m] Piracy received a boost as unemployed crews turned to it after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, whose American theater was named for this monarch. Blackbeard’s ship was named “[this monarch’s] Revenge”.
ANSWER: Queen Anne
[10h] Henry Morgan attacked settlements like Portobelo in this Central American country, razing its old capital. Scotland attempted to colonize part of this modern-day country under the Darien scheme.
ANSWER: Panama
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