Tripolitania
Tripoli was the Barbary Coast state that declared war on the United States in 1801
the united states ,too,had to pay tribute to the Barbary coast state. the ruler of Tripoli, how ever, did not think it was enough.
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.
Stephen Decatur
Tripoli
First Barbary War - 1801 to 1805
He refused to pay the Bribes and blockaded the port of Tripoli.
The Barbary Pirates were pirates who operates from North Africa from the 16th-19th century. They were primarily based in the ports of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers.
The United States Marines attacked the shores of Tripoli in 1805 during the First Barbary War. This conflict was fought between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa, including Tripoli, which were demanding tribute payments for safe passage in the Mediterranean Sea.
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.
The Barbary Pirates were pirates who operates from North Africa from the 16th-19th century. They were primarily based in the ports of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers.
What is now Senegal.