Meet the Author

My name is Lillian Lopez and I am a mother of four and a teacher from Puerto Rico. I have been writing since 2004 it is my way of expressing what I think, without being judged by anybody. I love writing about WorkatHome Opportunities, Entrepeauniership, and topics of interest at the moment. I have always created content for my classes and decided to put together one of my favorite topics. Pirates!

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Learn about Pirates

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Famous Pirates ​ Captain John Rackham

John Rackham was an English Pirate that made trips in the Bahamas and Cuba. He was nicknamed “Calico Jack”, obtaining his nickname from the clothing he wore and “Jack” bein short name for John.

He was born on 26 December 1682 in England. There is not that much ​ information on Calico Jack's life. It is recorded that he began his pirate journey as a quartermaster on a Ship called the Ranger in 1718 where ​ ​ Charles Vane was captain.

Rackham was part of different robberies of ships outside the coast of New York. He then encountered a war with a French ship twice as big as the one he was in. During the fight his captain Charles Vane decided to retreat from the war, this was a peak moment for Rackham to convince his fellow pirates to remove Vane as a captain and proclaim his as the next captain of the Ranger.

Rackham made a career of plundering small vessels close to shore once he became captain. He and his crew captured the Kingston, a small ​ ​ Jamaican vessel, and made it their flagship. They made several conquests in the West Indies, taking a couple of large ships off of Bermuda.

Rackham had come across a small boat that had nine English pirates, during which they became intoxicated at Dry Harbour Bay in Jamaica, October 1720. Rackham and his crew were brought to Spanish Town, Jamaica, in November 1720, where they were tried and convicted of piracy and sentenced to be hanged. Rackham was executed in Port Royal on 18 November 1720. ​

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1. In what year was John Rackham born? ______

2. What was the nickname the Mr. Rackham earned? ______

3. What was the first ship that Mr. Rackham pirated in? ______

4. What was the name of the Jamaican vessel that Mr. Rackham and his crew captured? ______

5. How did Calico Jack die? ______

6. In what year did Calico Jack die? ______

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