USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, vessels used for piracy are pirate ships.

Detailed explanation-2: -A pirate is a robber who travels by water. Though most pirates targeted ships, some also launched attacks on coastal towns. We often think of pirates as swashbuckling and daring or evil and brutish, but in actual fact most of them were ordinary people who had been forced to turn to criminal activity to make ends meet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pirate ships were well-used, so pirates would sometimes raid other ships for materials such as ropes, wood and sails to carry out essential repairs. In addition, they stole other useful items like candles, soap and cooking pots. Trade ships carried goods to sell.

Detailed explanation-4: -People became pirates for various reasons. Sometimes honest sailors left their ships because life on them was so miserable and they couldn’t bear it. These seamen often turned to piracy in order to survive . Others were in search of riches, like gold, silver and jewellery .