While he was terrorizing commercial ports along the coast of North America,_\(4\)__. Blackbeard was widely feared for his violence and cruelty and cultivated a fierce appearance to intimidate his victims.
There is an inlet there today still known as “Teach’s Hole.” North Carolina was also a popular refuge for pirates because of its governor, Charles Eden, who was widely rumored to have ignored the illegal activities of the pirates in exchange for a share of the spoils. The people of North Carolina, tired of seeing their ships attacked and goods stolen, and frustrated at their own government’s failure to act, turned to the governor of Virginia for help.

• A. a ship for himself and formed a crew of his own
• B. needing proof of Blackbeard’s death in order
• C. notorious of the pirates, Edward Teach, better known as “Blackbeard,” was a frequent visitor
• D. Teach became known as “Blackbeard” and his reputation spread quickly
• E. to attack and capture enemy merchant vessels