“Avast ye, mateys!” your captain shouts. It means, “Listen up!”
You’re on a British ship sailing the Caribbean Sea hundreds of years ago. Someone might have seen an island or another ship. Could it be an explorer, a trader, or a pirate?
Since 4000 BCE, many sailors have come to the Caribbean. They looked for riches or new homes. Some were violent, and some were peaceful. All wanted to see what they could find.
