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7. Spanish ships were the main victims of pirates because
a. pirates hated Spanish people
b. Jamaica was at war with Spain

c. Spanish ships liked to attack pirates
d. Spanish ships were usually loaded with expensive goods and valuables

8. Which of these is a fact?

a. Pirates are scary.
b. Most pirates are fat.
c. Pirates don’t attack ships anymore.
d. Pirates recognize no government.

9. The passage was written to
a. warn ships not to sail across the ocean
b. warn people not to travel by sea
c. inform the history of pirates in different regions of the world

d. explain why pirates are mean and scary

10. The words took charge mean
a. saved

b. assumed control or command
c. followed commands of other people
d. arrived

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. Pirates are robbers who steal from ships that carry T F
goods.

2. Privateers were often punished by their country’s T F

government.

3. Sir Francis Drake was from Belgium. T F

4. Pirates do not exist anymore. T F

5. Captain William Kidd was a Scottish privateer. T F

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