In the early 1800s, the United States paid bribes to the Barbary pirate states of North Africa so they would leave American shipping alone. What led Jefferson to send warships and fight a naval war?
A. France backed the pirates’ demands for higher blackmail payments and attacked American shipping.
B. To assert the principle of free trade for Americans in the area.
C. Britain aided Moroccan pirates in intercepting American slave ships from Africa.
D. Jefferson had promised to launch a war on North Africa when he assumed the presidency.
E. Canadian smugglers were using North African ships to fish illegally in New England waters.
