MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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At first the United States paid tribute, but then President Jefferson stopped this practice and sent warships to the Mediterranean Sea to protect the American merchant ships.
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At first Mr. Jefferson sent warships to the Mediterranean Sea to protect the American merchant ships, but then decided this wasn’t working. He then stopped this practice and decided to pay tribute.
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Mr. Jefferson decided he didn’t suit the position of president anymore because of the activity that had been happening around him.
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He sent the militia to stop the chaos and then put an embargo on all trade with the French.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Thomas Jefferson became president, the pirates increased the cost of the tribute and Jefferson refused to pay it. Instead, he sent United States warships to the Mediterranean Sea, which eventually began bombarding the pirate bases. The pirates surrendered in 1805 in what came to be known as the First Barbary War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States successfully defeated Qaramanli’s forces with a combined naval and land assault by the United States Marine Corps. The U.S. treaty with Tripoli concluded in 1805 included a ransom for American prisoners in Tripoli, but no provisions for tribute.
Detailed explanation-3: -President Madison responded by getting Congress to authorize military action against Algiers in February 1815. He sent a squadron of nine warships to end Barbary tribute.
Detailed explanation-4: -Distracted by the preludes to the War of 1812, the United States was unable to respond to the provocation until 1815, with the Second Barbary War, in which naval victories by Commodores William Bainbridge and Stephen Decatur led to treaties ending all tribute payments by the US.