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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger is an historical account of one of the earliest wars the United States fought as a newly independent nation, against the Barbary nations of North Africa. Though lesser known than other wars the US has fought over the years, it was an important conflict that set the stage for the US to earn a reputation as a respected nation that could demonstrate power on foreign lands as well as its homeland.
The decision to go to war was not an easy one for the US government to make, despite the fact that Barbary pirates were attacking US ships, disrupting international commerce, and enslaving US citizens. To cease these disturbances and captures, Barbary rulers charged the US exorbitant sums that some referred to as purchased peace. Many in the government believed that peaceful negotiations and diplomacy were the best way to handle the situation. However, Thomas Jefferson believed that going to war was the only way to stop the pirates, restore commerce, and free the US captives. Eventually Congress agreed with Jefferson’s plan for war, and the fledgling US Navy was expanded to carry out the mission.
Many naval ship captains and US consuls to the Barbary nations played important roles in coordinating war and peace efforts, including a successful plan to destroy a US ship that had been
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