Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos Islands: Difference between revisions

In 17141701, Godwin Paddley was appointed by Britain as governor of the islands. Paddley was known to beas a stern statesman in England, and was seen as the perfect fit to rule over the unruly islands. Upon arrival, he would issue crackdowns on piracy, moves which became unpopular with the sailors invested in the islands. In 17321714, Governor Paddley had died in a falling accident. Later that year, a rebellion was launched by an English pirate captain named Woodrow "Goldentooth" Hanzel. He would then proceed to become the islands' first leader. The island of Nassau would be known throughout the 1710s to 1720s as the capital of piracy in the Atlantic. Throughout this period, the pirate republic would expand their base of operations to the surrounding islands, and eventually establishing a base on the Florida keys. Initially, the pirates had refrained from attacking Dutch and British ships and instead attacked Spanish ships. However, this restraint soon disappeared over the time and forced the British to take more serious action against these pirates.