What was the impact of the first Barbary war on the United States? (Why is it considered important?)

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CJLopez · Answer 1 · 2023-08-23T19:23:51+0000

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The cause of the U.S. participation was pirates from the Barbary States seizing American merchant ships and holding the crews for ransom, demanding the U.S. pay tribute to the Barbary rulers. United States President Thomas Jefferson refused to pay this tribute. Sweden had been at war with the Tripolitans since 1800.

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