Privateers: Pirates or Patriots?

Pirates on Chesapeake Bay? That depends on your point of view. . . Did pirates ever pose a problem in Chesapeake Bay? How did privateers differ from pirates? What issues helped to spark the Revolutionary War? What is 'prize money'? To answer these and other questions about Pirates on the Chesapeake, choose "Ahead" in the block below. If you wish to review a page while you are working on this Maryland Exploration, click on "Back." If you wish to return to the Maryland with PRIDE Home Page, click on "Home."

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