In the Early 1800s, the United States Paid Bribes to the Barbary

In the early 1800s, the United States paid bribes to the Barbary pirate states of North Africa to leave American shipping alone. What led Jefferson to send warships and fight a naval war?

A) France backed the pirates' demands for higher blackmail payments and attacked American shipping.
B) Tripoli insisted on higher payments to free captured American sailors.
C) Britain aided Moroccan pirates in intercepting American slave ships from Africa.
D) Jefferson had promised to launch a war on North Africa when he assumed the presidency.
E) Canadian smugglers were using North African ships to fish illegally in New England waters.