Title
A New Navy Fights France and the Barbary States, 1783–1805
Citation
Dull, Jonathan R. “A New Navy Fights France and the Barbary States, 1783–1805.” In American Naval History, 1607-1865, 33–48. Overcoming the Colonial Legacy. University of Nebraska Press, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1d9nqgf.6.
Terms
- Corsairs
- Pirates that seized merchant vessels whose nation of origin had not purchased protection from the Barbary rulers.
- Tributary State
- A tributary state is a term for a pre-modern state in a particular type of subordinate relationship to a more powerful state which involved the sending of a regular token of submission, or tribute, to the superior power.
- Bicameral legislature
- Any lawmaking body of government that consists of two separate houses or chambers.
Questions
- Why did the US wait to start rebulding the Navy?
- How did George Washington take such action and resposibility of a country and lead it through a term that became conflicted?
Other Resources
London, Joshua E. Victory in Tripoli: How America’s War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Built a Nation. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub, 2005.
