THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
BARBARY PIRATES
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
True
|
|
False
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The Barbary Coast (also Barbary, Berbery or Berber Coast) was the name given to the coastal regions of North Africa or Maghreb, specifically the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers and Tripoli, as well as the Beylik of Tunis and the Sultanate of Morocco from the 16th to 19th centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The four Barbary States of North Africa-Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli-had plundered seaborne commerce for centuries. This was piracy on an extraordinary scale: they controlled all trading routes through the Barbary waters and North Africa: demanding ransom and booty for safe passage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neutrality is the ability to choose sides during a war. A group of Republicans plotted to secede from the Union. Lewis and Clarkâs expedition collected valuable information on people, plants, and animals. The 1807 Embargo Act prohibited trade with other countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -Who were the Barbary pirates? The were pirates from Morocco, Algiers, Tunisia and Tripoli, who were called the Barbary States, who raided European and American ships, taking property, enslaving sailors and holding them ransom.