THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
BARBARY PIRATES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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paid millions in tribute to prevent the attack
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ignored the issue
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they went to war and gave up
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threatened to execute the pirates if captured
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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: -What action did Jefferson take to solve the pirate issue? He surrendered and paid the $3 million ransom.
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: -Jefferson dealt with two major challenges to US authority: piracy along the Barbary Coast of North Africa, and British impressment, which resulted in Jefferson instating a mass embargo of European goods, the Embargo Act of 1807.