USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the summer of 1785, pirates from Algiers captured two American merchant ships and held the 21 men aboard them for ransom. The United States offered $4, 200 for the captives. The ruler of Algiers, called the dey, demanded nearly $60, 000. The Americans refused, and negotiations dragged on for more than 10 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The Barbary pirates attacked American ships in order to profit from the seized cargo, the ship itself, and the enslavement of the crew and passengers. The pirates began their attacks on American merchant vessels in the mid-1780s after the United States gained its independence from Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States fought two separate wars with Tripoli (1801–1805) and Algiers (1815–1816), although at other times it preferred to pay tribute to obtain the release of captives held in the Barbary States. The practice of state-supported piracy and ransoming of captives was not wholly unusual for its time.

Detailed explanation-4: -The combination of a strong American naval blockade and an overland expedition from Egypt finally brought the war to a close, with a treaty of peace (June 4, 1805) favourable to the United States. The other Barbary rulers, though considerably chastened, continued to receive some tribute until 1816.