Why Did Jefferson Use the U

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Multiple Choice

Why did Jefferson use the U.S. navy against North African states?

• A) The Barbary pirates held American merchant ships hostage, and Jefferson sent in the navy rather than pay the ransom.
• B) Jefferson wanted to disarm the pasha of Tripoli, who had gathered weapons he planned to use against the United States.
• C) Plantation owners wanted to import more Africans before the international slave trade became illegal in 1808, and they needed American firepower to help them do it.
• D) Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates.

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