<P> Piracy arose out of , and mirrored on a smaller scale , the conflicts over trade and colonization among the rival European powers of the time , including the empires of Britain , Spain , the Netherlands , Portugal and France . Most of these pirates were of Welsh , English , Dutch and French origin . </P>
<P> Piracy arose out of , and mirrored on a smaller scale , the conflicts over trade and colonization among the rival European powers of the time , including the empires of Britain , Spain , the Netherlands , Portugal and France . Most of these pirates were of Welsh , English , Dutch and French origin . </P>
where did most of the pirates come from
where did most of the pirates come from
Welsh English Dutch French
Welsh English Dutch French