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Blackbeard had a lot of tricks that he used in his pirating. He tried to attack during dawn or dusk so that the pirate ship could not be easily seen in the dim light. Blackbeard also would figure out the nationality of the ship and then fly that nation’s flag before attacking. The targeted ship would then believe that Blackbeard’s ship was friendly and wouldn’t be nervous when they got closer. Then, Blackbeard would fly his own flag at the last second, not giving their target enough time to realize the trouble and prepare. These tricks and many others that Blackbeard used made it very difficult for ships to know if they could trust each other or not.
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