Pirates!

This is for an 8th grade unit on pirates for American History.

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Across 6. This was one of the worst punishments a crew could do to a disloyal pirate 9. This is a sports team named after pirates 10. Pirate ______ listed the rules for the crew and captain 13. Pirate crews were ____________ because each person usually got a vote on important issues 14. This is the pirate word for "treasure" 15. A pirate song 17. This man wrote TREASURE ISLAND 18. A pirate authorized by the king or queen to steal.

Down 1. This pirate became the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica 2. _______ was a famous pirate who circumnavigated the globe 3. He reportedly tied fuses into his beard and looked like the Devil himself! 4. Up to about 1/3 of the crew on many pirate ships were ex-_______ 5. Most pirates were from this country 7. This famous pirate is a close personal friend of Spongebob 8. This pirate helped the Americans beat the British at New Orleans. 9. A female pirate 11. This American defeated the Barbary Pirates 12. The nickname given to the pirate flag 16. Captain _________ was created by J. M. Barrie 18. ____legs were actually pretty common among pirates due to their MANY battles and lousy medical care

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