Additionally, one may also forget the effort put into ending said piracy. There have been numerous answers explaining such questions, but majority can easily be summarized into three basic reasons: location, society, and government. Due to these three reasons, early eighteenth century Caribbean became an excellent target for pirates as well as a difficult task for European nations to control and eventually exterminate. For starters, the geographical location of the Caribbean is important to consider as it provided wealth and shelter. As one may know, the number one goal for a pirate was money, "There can be little doubt that pirates attacked and plundered shipping for mercenary motives." 52. Therefore, the Caribbean proved to be a worthy region to operate in. This is partly due to the Spanish traveling with valuables from its colonies in the Americas back to the homeland, which of course attracted pirates. The Spanish already been
Additionally, one may also forget the effort put into ending said piracy. There have been numerous answers explaining such questions, but majority can easily be summarized into three basic reasons: location, society, and government. Due to these three reasons, early eighteenth century Caribbean became an excellent target for pirates as well as a difficult task for European nations to control and eventually exterminate. For starters, the geographical location of the Caribbean is important to consider as it provided wealth and shelter. As one may know, the number one goal for a pirate was money, "There can be little doubt that pirates attacked and plundered shipping for mercenary motives." 52. Therefore, the Caribbean proved to be a worthy region to operate in. This is partly due to the Spanish traveling with valuables from its colonies in the Americas back to the homeland, which of course attracted pirates. The Spanish already been