Barbary Pirates

Pirates were considered to be ......?

• Friendly sailors

• Robber or thieves

• Peacemakers

• Cowards

What is ransom?

• Money demanded for protection from pirates

• Money demanded the purchase of ships

• Money paid to trading ships

• Money demanded to free someone that has been captured

An armed high-speed sailing ship (war ship) is called what?

• Schooner

• Frigate

• boat

• Aircraft Carrier

This area along the northern coast of Africa was called what?

• French Coast

• Gibraltar Coast

• Barbary Coast

• Italian Coast

Barbary leaders were part of what empire?

• Roman

• Ottoman

• Greek

• Egyptian

To secure peace with pirates nations had to pay what?

• Ransom

• Tribute

• Debts

• Taxes

Pirates attacked

• Fighter jets

• Steam Trains

• Wagon Trains

• Merchant ships

Why did the U.S. have problems with pirates?

• It had no army

• It had no air force

• It had no navy

• It had no government

What did volunteers do to the Philadelphia?

• Sold it to Tripoli

• Towed it back to America

• Stole it back

• Set it on fire and it blew up

What did the pirates do with the captives?

• Kept them as captives and made them work

• Threw them a party

• Threw them in the ocean

• Married them