From Constance Bond’s article, Blackbeard, also known as Edward Teach, held the people of Charles Town in South Carolina hostage. He was known as a menacing man throughout history, but as archaeologists discover new remains of what appears to be Blackbird’s flagship, there are new questions about what kind of pirate he was. Although Blackbeard was a feared man, he did not end up murdering the prisoners he captured for Charles Town. While he was deciding on what to do with the prisoners, he held a “general council”, which was much unexpected from someone who was about to kill the prisoners for a chest of medicine. Blackbeard sold possessed goods for cheaper than the tax inflated British prices and got along with local residents, including possibly the governor. It is now suspected that Queen Anne’s