Table of Contents 4 Setting Sail for the new world 8 Making hiS Mark aS a Privateer 12 the raid of Portobelo 16 one final raid More about henry Morgan 22 gloSSary 23 24 to learn More index 24 Red text identifies historical quotes
Setting Sail for the New World Henry Morgan was born in 1635 and grew up in Wales Great Britain Little is known about his youth But in the mid-1650s he sailed east to the New World Why do you want to go to the Americas For riches and fame Things I’d never have back home Historians believe Morgan was part of a British expedition against the Spanish Spain controlled the West Indies and its wealth Hoping to loosen Spain’s grip the British attacked the town of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola Ahh g n a B All British retreat Retreat Many British soldiers died in the failed attack and disease killed many more We’ll all die if we don’t get off this cursed island Oooh 4
Forced to leave Hispaniola the British sailed on to Jamaica It was lightly defended and the British easily drove the Spanish from the island The British settled at the town of Port Royal Jamaica lay along Spanish shipping routes Its capture allowed for other attacks on Spain’s towns and ships in the West Indies 5
