Key Events
- In 1786, the United States signed a peace treaty with Morocco
- In 1794, money is raised by congress (1 Million Dollars) to buy peace with the Barbary states
- In 1795, the United states signed a treaty with Algiers
- In 1796, the United states signed a treaty with Tripoli
- In 1797, the united states signed a treaty with Tunis
-December 1800, the ruler of Tripoli, Yusuf Karmanli, told the U.S. to either increase the tribute to $225,000 or face war
- February 17th, 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the president of the United States
- President Jefferson ordered a squadron led by Richard Dale to blockade Tripoli and attack any interfering Barbary ship.
- War ended in a Treaty negotiation that was ratified by the senate on April 12th, 1806.