Why did Jefferson use the U.S.navy against North African states?
A) The Barbary pirates held American merchant ships hostage,and Jefferson sent in the navy rather than pay the ransom.
B) Jefferson wanted to disarm the pasha of Tripoli,who had gathered weapons he planned to use against the United States.
C) Plantation owners wanted to import more Africans before the international slave trade became illegal in 1808,and they needed American firepower to help them do it.
D) Jefferson had tried to cut the naval budget,and Federalists had accused him of being wishy-washy; Jefferson wanted to show that he could be tough.
E) Tripoli had declared war on the United States after Jefferson refused demands for increased payments to the Barbary pirates.
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