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Thomas Jefferson was the President during this undeclared war with the pirates of Tripoli ,also called the first Barbary War in 1801-1805.
Jefferson chose to blockade Tripoli, which was one of the Barbary States, in 1801. The blockade was a response to Tripoli's demand for increased tribute payments from the United States. This ultimately led to the First Barbary War.
President Jefferson advocated naval action against the Barbary pirates because he believed a war would ultimately cost less than continuing to pay tributes. Thomas Jefferson was President from 1801 to 1809.
Thomas Jefferson sent the Marines to Tripoli because Pirates were attacking U.S. shipping along the northern coast of Africa. The independent Ottoman states of Morocco, Tunis, and Algiers, known collectively as the Barbary Coast, were the home to the Barbary Pirates. The first Barbary War was from 1801-1805.
First Barbary WAR
Jefferson was President of the US between 1801 and 1809.
It is Thomas Jefferson 1801 - 1809
1. John Adams was President from 1797 until 1801. 2. Quasi War with Barbary Coast pirates from 1798 to 1800. 3. James Madison becomes secretary of state in 1801.
First Barbary War happened in 1801.
The Barbary Pirates required that all nations whose ships sailed the Mediterranean pay a protection fee. Jefferson was very hesitant to continue doing this. "Tribute or war is the usual alternative of these Barbary Pirates. Why not build a navy and decide on war?" he had said. Finally in 1801, the pasha of Tripoli had had enough and ordered the flagpole of the American consulate chopped down, clearly declaring war.
Tripoli was the Barbary Coast state that declared war on the United States in 1801
Some highlights of the Jefferson administration were:The Alien and Sedition Act was allowed to expirethe Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the subsequent exploration of the new territory by Lewis and Clark(1804-1806)the war with the Barbary Pirates (1801-1805)Abolition of the Slave Trade (1807)Embargo Act ( 1807-1809)Please see the related links for more details .Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States.