USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

BARBARY PIRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following WAS NOT one of the Barbary States?
A
Morocco
B
Tunis
C
Tripoli
D
Nigeria
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: -The North African states of Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Morocco, which, until the 19th century, Europeans collectively referred to as the “Barbary States, ” first came into existence with the spread of Islam across the northern African coast and into the Iberian Peninsula from the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Barbary Wars were a series of two wars fought by the United States, Sweden, and the Kingdom of Sicily against the Barbary states (including Tunis, Algiers, and Tripoli) of North Africa in the early 19th century.

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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