10.3 1785-1812 by Dominic Valestin

mid 1790

dominicvalestin — 2025-02-18 20:26:40 UTC

In mid-1790's France and Britain went to war. French and British merchant ships stayed at home to avoid capture. The American merchants took advantage of this, and by 1800 the U.S. had almost 1000 merchants ships traveling the world

1801

dominicvalestin — 2025-02-18 20:33:59 UTC

The Barbary pirates demanded the U.S pay tribute to them. In 1801 Tripoll's ruler asked the U.S. for more money than what they already had. Jefferson refused to pay and sent blockades towards them

1804

dominicvalestin — 2025-02-18 20:39:00 UTC

Around 1804 pirates took over the U.S. ship Philadelphia. They towed the ship toward Tripoli and put them in jail. Their captain Stephen Decatur snuck past the harbor and burned the captured ship so the pirates couldn't take advantage of it but got killed after burning the ship.

1808

dominicvalestin — 2025-02-18 20:40:28 UTC

During the election Jefferson followed Washington's precedent and made it clear