THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Question
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What was a privateer?
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people that helped in the west
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people that helped at sea
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people that helped at Valley Forge
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people that helped in the South
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most famous of all privateers is probably English admiral Francis Drake, who made a fortune plundering Spanish settlements in the Americas after being granted a privateering commission by Elizabeth I in 1572.
Detailed explanation-2: -Often the captain and crew of such a ship were also called privateers. The term privateer is sometimes used interchangeably with “pirate, ” and in fact these independent sailors frequently acted as pirates, looting and seizing other seagoing vessels for their own benefit.
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