The Barbary Pirates Quiz

Before Jefferson, what did presidents Washington and Adams do to stop pirate attacks on U.S. ships?

• gone to war with countries harboring pirates

• threaten to execute the pirates if captured

• ignore the issue and do nothing

• paid millions in tribute to prevent attacks

What action did Jefferson take to solve the pirate issue?

• He surrendered and paid the $3 million ransom.
• He ordered the US Navy to capture the pirate ships and hold them ransom.
• Jefferson sent warships to protect Americans along the Barbary coast. 
• He had an arm wrestling match with the head pirate.

After going to war with each other, why did Great Britain and France seize U.S. merchant ships?

• They hoped to force the United States into the war.

• They hoped the United States would become their ally.

• They wanted the United States to pay a ransom for their ships.

• They hoped to prevent the United States from supplying their enemy.

Who was hurt most by the Embargo Act?

• British Navy

• French wine producers

• American merchants

• African slave traders

Which of the following vocabulary words means to prohibit trade with a foreign nation?

• Embargo
• Boycott
• impressment
• blockade

Tensions grew between the U.S. and Britain during Jefferson's Presidency due to the which of the following?

• British impressment of American sailors
• a trade embargo placed by the British 
• A trade embargo placed by the French
• British immigration to the U.S.

What would the Barbary States do to the Europeans and Americans sailing the Mediterranean if they did not pay tribute?

• Barbary pirates would capture the ships and imprison the crews

• Barbary pirates would issue condemnations in the United Nations

• Barbary pirates would destroy the captured ships and kill the crews

• Barbary pirates would return captured prisoners

Which of the following WAS NOT TRUE of Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807?

• It banned trade with ALL foreign nations
• It banned trade with Britain and France
• The Embargo was a disaster as the American economy suffered and Britain bought goods from other nations
• Jefferson and Congress passed it to pressure Britain and France to stop attacking American ships

The Barbary Coast states of North Africa included Morocco and Tripoli.

• True 
• False

Which Barbary Coast state declared war on the United States in 1801?

• Morocco
• Tripoli
• Lybia
• Spain