WorksheetsBarbary Pirates
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
