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The "Jolly Roger" or "Skull and Cross-Bones" flag design is popularized, and many pirate ships are decorated with the fearful flag.
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Piracy expands its reach to the Bahamas, a series of islands just outside of the Americas. Pirates then founded bases on these islands.
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Details described in timespan.
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Piracy begins to flourish when America is distracted in matters other than dealing with pirates. Piracy becomes quite common.
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This anti-piracy act ensures that pirates in North America are removed before they become threats. This act also leads to the founding of the Navy, which originally served as the agency responsible for wiping out pirates
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Piracy again flourishes as America is once more involved in a matter other than piracy. The pattern now obviously seen is: when others are distracted, the pirates are quite obviously not so distracted.
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America's anti-piracy efforts take another step forward as they attempt to douse the eternal fire of piracy.
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Pirates of the Far East and Asia are eliminated by the European Navy.
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The Somalian government begins to fall apart and pirates take full advantage of it, dominating coasts, killing civilians, and stopping regular life.
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An American ship is taken by Somalian Pirates after an effort to stop this horrible piracy. America's concern becomes a costly matter.
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The pirates expand their reach from military vessels to private business vessels. They took a fishing boat (and those within it) hostage.
