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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.

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