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  • 04-06-2016
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Why did pirates from the Barbary states pose a threat to the United States

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lingling123 lingling123
  • 04-06-2016

They did not pose a threat to the US proper, but they did pose a threat to US shipping, and to the shipping of other seafaring nations. They were capturing ships, stealing their cargoes, and selling the crews and passengers into slavery in North Africa.

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