What+did+the+Pirates+from+the+Barbary+States+Do

= = =__ Questions: __= > ==== ==== = **__ Gathering and Evaluating Evidence: __**= === **We started out by choosing this dilemma and evaluating and reading the texts. Then we began making questions, and started to search on the internet for more dilemmas to see if we can answer our questions. We were evaluating** **each dilemma carefully to see if we could answer or get close to our questions.** === ===[] **On this website, we found a little bit about what the Barbary pirates did. The pirate ships and crews of the North African states of Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco, and Algiers (which is the Barbary coast) were the "scourge" of the Mediterranean Sea. When they captured these ships and holding the people, it gave the rulers naval power, and wealth**.=== ===[] **On this website we found out that the Barbary pirates did not pose a threat to the US, but to the US shipping. They were capturing ships, stealing there cargos, and selling there crew members and passengers to North Africa slavery.**=== ===[] **On this website we learned that Jefferson tried stopping the Barbary pirates by creating a navy to deal with them stealing money from American ships, and stealing the soldiers.**=== ===[] **On this website, we learned that the British really did not try and "take" the ships, but more like take the sailors. Britain had not accepted the fact that America has became an independent state, and was trying to take American solders and put them on there navy, which was much needed of men.**=== ===[] **On this website, we learned that when Britain did try and seized American ships, it was because they did not want the US shipping to supple there enemies.**===
 * ===**What did the Pirates from the Barbary States do?**===
 * ===**Why did the British try and seized American ships?**===

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 * ===**The Barbary pirates operated off of North America.**===
 * ===**The British did not really try and take the ships, they wanted the American solders.**===
 * ===**Learned** **about the Embargo act.**===
 * ===**The Barbary pirates ran off the coast line of North America and the countries.**===
 * ===**Thomas tried making a deal with the Barbary pirates to quit messing with the US Navy.**===
 * ===**The Barbary pirates all so messed up with US shipping ; they did not want them to supplies there enemies.**===
 * ===**The first Barbary war was undeclared by the United States and North Africa.**===
 * ===**The war lasted from 1801-1805.**===
 * ===**America paid a ransom of $60,000 for all return of the prisoners.**===

===**We found out that we could not answer both of our questions right on the dot, but we did find a lot of information that did help us understand the dilemma/document better. We found out that the Barbary Pirates were not out for the US Navy ships, they were out for the US shipping, and the US solders, because the Barbary Pirates did not have enough crew members, we also learned that the British did not want to really take there ships, they just wanted the money, and supplies that were on the ships. Our conclusion was surprising because we thought we would find the exact answers to our questions and why the Barbary Pirates did that, and why the British wanted the ships, so yes, our conclusion was surprising.**===
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