<P> The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and phased out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates . The period during which pirates were most successful was from the 1660s to 1730s . Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of the existence of pirate seaports such as Port Royal in Jamaica , Tortuga in Haiti , and Nassau in the Bahamas . </P>
<P> The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and phased out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates . The period during which pirates were most successful was from the 1660s to 1730s . Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of the existence of pirate seaports such as Port Royal in Jamaica , Tortuga in Haiti , and Nassau in the Bahamas . </P>
time period of the pirates of the caribbean
time period of the pirates of the caribbean
began in the 1500s phased out in the 1830s
began in the 1500s phased out in the 1830s