1815- The Barbary Pirates

1. 1815- The Barbary Pirates By: Shannon Wick

2. Who? • The Barbary Pirates were a group of fighters who attacked • American ships. When? During the first few years of the 19th century.

3. Where? Why? Along the Barbary Coast of Northern Africa. • To attack ports, seize captives as slaves, and • plunder merchant ships.

4. What? The U.S. could not trade with Great Britain because the Barbary Pirates were controlling the Atlantic Ocean. Jefferson has had enough and had to do something about it. In 1794, the U.S. congress finally created a permanent U.S. Navy. After it was created , the U.S. negotiators made treaties with the Barbary States to win freedom from the sailors. The Barbary States asked for more money for staying out of war. Jefferson refused to give them anymore money so he says “Let there be war!” The U.S. Navy and Barbary Pirates then go into war lasting years, with peace agreements that followed. In 1815, there was now a Mediterranean free of pirates.

5. Be an EGGS-pert! Here is how to play: You will be split into two teams. In those teams you will receive 6 eggs, half an egg carton, and a piece of paper. Inside each egg is a trivia question having to do with the Barbary Pirates. You must work together with your group by writing the answers to the questions on the piece of paper you are given. For each question you get right, you get an egg added to your carton. The team with the most eggs at the end of the game wins and gets a special treasure. Good Luck!