Tripoli declared war on the United States after the US refused to pay a bribe.
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Henry David Thoreau.
He practiced civil disobedience by not paying taxes to protest the war.
Germany declared war on the US, the US then declared war on Germany.
Thomas Jefferson, in 1803. The Bashaw of Triploi, one of the "pirate states" of North Africa, declared war on the US. This they let you know by bringing a hatchet and chopping down the flag pole in front of the Embassy. They were angry because they US refused to pay them money to get them to stop seizing American merchant ships at sea, stealing the ships and cargoes, and enslaving the crews. All the pirate states had been doing this since 1785.
Tripoli.
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When America refused to pay a bribe to the Barbary States in the early 19th century, particularly to Tripoli, it led to the First Barbary War (1801-1805). The ruler of Tripoli, Pasha Yusuf Karamanli, declared war on the United States in response to this refusal. The conflict arose from ongoing tensions over piracy and the demands for tribute from American merchant ships in the Mediterranean.
The Barbary Pirates.
Britain told Germany to remove their troops from Poland. Germany refused and Britain declared war on them
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Henry David Thoreau.
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He practiced civil disobedience by not paying taxes to protest the war.
British Parliament
No, that was more like the Mexican War. The American Civil War was a rebellion of eleven states that declared themselves to be a separate nation, which Congress refused to recognise.
The final demand is called an "Ultimatum" which is Latin for "the last one", that is a demand. If the ultimatum is refused or ignored a state of war is declared and war commences. This is the correct and legal procedure to declare war.