HOW DID BLACKBEARD DIE?
Blackbeard’s death on 22 November 1718 came at the hands of British sailors who were sent on a mission to end his piracy by Governor Alexander Spotswood. To appease local merchants who were complaining about Blackbeard’s attacks, Spotswood hired sailors under the command of Robert Maynard. He then sent them on two fast ships to the pirate’s refuge on Ocracoke Island off the coast of North Carolina.