Now that he was a privateer, Captain Dave decided he needed a new ship. The ship he bought was renamed SS SusqueNet and once again, Captain Dave set sail! He appointed Cutlass Karen the first mate, and Whiplash Wendy was also given a job of importance. So important was Whiplash Wendy's job that she was given one and a half shares of the treasure!  It just happened that Captain Dave knew the leader of the mutineers, Fletcher Christian. They two had been roommates in Pirate College, and Fletcher Christian had always said that if he ever was planning to mutiny, steal a ship, and hide from the entire British Navy, he knew just what island to settle on. In fact, Captain Dave had a map to the island drawn in his Pirate College yearbook by Fletcher Christian. Yearbook in hand, he turned the ship around and headed toward the place he knew the mutineers would be.
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 Which member of a pirate crew received one and a half shares of all booty taken? PIRATE TRIVIA:
The Bahamas were the perfect setting for pirates. The region was a major shipping lane. Spanish treasure boats from South and Central America passed through the Bahamas on their way back to Spain. There are hundreds
of tiny islands and cays just big enough for a pirate ships to hide and wait.
Some piracy was practiced from the shore. Wrackers would send out false beacons to lure ships into rocky waters, then would plunder the wrecked vessel. The people of The Abacos Islands made their living this way. Islanders would light lanterns at night near the treacherous sandbars and reefs. Ships, seeing the lights, assumed they were near port and sail onto the reef where they became easy prey for looters. This lucrative industry did not stop until the first lighthouse was built in 1836. The waters off these islands are said to be the final resting place for nearly 500 Spanish galleons in their seabeds.
 QUESTION THIRTEEN: What Island did Fletcher Christian and the Bounty Mutineers settle on?
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