State-Sponsored Piracy and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Quiz
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Which European states commissioned privateers to attack each others’ shipping?

  • Great Britain and France (correct)
  • Spain and Portugal
  • Netherlands and Denmark
  • Italy and Germany
  • Why did Great Britain and France find it expedient to pay tribute to the Barbary States?

  • To support the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade
  • To challenge the superior British and French navies
  • To establish a military alliance with the Barbary States
  • To secure an increased share of the Mediterranean trade (correct)
  • What led to the United States' ships being open to attack by the Barbary States?

  • The United States declared independence (correct)
  • The British Navy withdrew its protection
  • The United States refused to pay tribute
  • The financially troubled Confederation Government of the United States
  • Why was the financially troubled Confederation Government of the United States unable to raise a navy or the tribute?

    <p>Lack of financial resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Barbary State declared war on the United States in 1785?

    <p>Dey Muhammad of Algiers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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