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When the pirates
start targeting the slave ships, the merchants' profits take a big hit. And the bolder the pirates get, the bigger the armed ships
the English merchants need to protect their lucrative slave trade. Slave ships required certain
characteristics. They needed to be big so that they could hold
the largest number of slaves possible
start targeting the slave ships, the merchants' profits take a big hit. And the bolder the pirates get, the bigger the armed ships
the English merchants need to protect their lucrative slave trade. Slave ships required certain
characteristics. They needed to be big so that they could hold
the largest number of slaves possible
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When the pirates
start targeting the slave ships,
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the merchants' profits take a big hit.
00:00:09.044 --> 00:00:11.072
And the bolder the pirates get,
00:00:11.008 --> 00:00:15.004
the bigger the armed ships
the English merchants need
00:00:15.048 --> 00:00:18.006
to protect their lucrative slave trade.
00:00:18.068 --> 00:00:22.024
Slave ships required certain
characteristics. They needed to be big
00:00:22.032 --> 00:00:25.088
so that they could hold
the largest number of slaves possible.
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Movie Summary
The real-life pirates of the Caribbean violently plunder, stealing and form a surprisingly egalitarian republic in this documentary series.
