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What happened after Calico Jack returned to piracy in 1720?

  • He became a governor

  • He sunk the Spanish Armada

  • He was captured

  • He found a treasure

Answer

After Calico Jack returned to piracy in 1720, his luck quickly ran out. He was captured by Captain Jonathan Barnet, a privateer hunting pirates in the Bahamas, in October of the same year. Barnet turned Calico Jack and his crew over to the authorities in Jamaica, where they were put on trial and found guilty of piracy.
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