Privateers
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What is John Paul Jones famous quote that he said while sinking in a ship
"Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who convinced the Continental Congress to let John Paul Jones become a privateer?
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the most famous privateer?
John Paul Jones
What did the British call the privateers?
Pirates, because if they capture the ship, they can take whatever they want
What was the name of JPJ's ship?
Poor Richard (in French)
What were privateers?
owners of boats hired by the Continental Congress to attack the British
What happened when JPJ's ship was sinking?
while he was sinking, the other people on the ship wanted to surrender, then JPJ said, "Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!" Then he went on the British ship and won
