Impressment, Embargos, and Barbary Pirates

Impressment was

• the process of squeezing juice from fruits

• trying to attract a suitor

• kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in a foreign navy

• trying to convince another country that you are on their side

The Chesapeake Leopard incident angered Americans, who called for action against the British. Which ship was the American ship?

• Leopard

• Chesapeake

• Panther

• Chester Cheetah

Which of these was NOT a demand that Jefferson made after the Chesapeake Leopard incident?

• the British would stop attacking U.S. ships

• the British would declare a peace treaty with France

• demanded an apology from Britain

• demanded the return of our sailors

The British _____________ comply with Jeffersonś demands because they knew we _________________ ready to go to war.

• decided to/ were

• did not/ were not

What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do (check all that are correct).

• caused economic problems for the United States

• ended British Impressment

• increased unemployment

• forbid trade with ALL foreign nations

• only let ships sail between U.S. ports

The Nonintercourse Act limited trade with

• France

• France, Britain, and their colonies

• Barbary pirates

• Britain

Barbary pirates came from all of these countries EXCEPT

• Algiers

• Sudan

• Morocco

• Tripoli

Which of these did the Barbary pirates NOT do?

• steal ships and cargo

• kidnap sailors and enslave them

• demand ransom and tributes

• sail the Caribbean Seas

Which of these did NOT happen as a result of the capture of the Philadelphia?

• we went to war with Morocco

• Stephen Decatur burned it

• Tripoli agreed to stop capturing U.S. ships

• The U.S. paid $60,000 ransom for the crew