USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is not a Barbary State?
A
Tunis
B
Tripoli
C
Egypt
D
Morocco
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1700s, the countries along the southern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea were called the Barbary States. They included Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.

Detailed explanation-2: -Barbary, also called Barbary States, former designation for the coastal region of North Africa bounded by Egypt (east), by the Atlantic (west), by the Sahara (south), and by the Mediterranean Sea (north), and now comprising Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Barbary States were a collection of North African states, many of which practiced state-supported piracy in order to exact tribute from weaker Atlantic powers. Morocco was an independent kingdom, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli owed a loose allegiance to the Ottoman Empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -Barbary Island is a large island located in the Ibis Archipelago. There are two known routes from this island: Terjit Island, and an inter-archipelago route to Gauntlet Island in the Osprey Archipelago.

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