1. Articles of Confederation
Barbary Pirates
Summary
Existed from 17th to 19th century
Barbary States
Operated along Mediterranean Sea
America no longer under protection
Plundered merchant ships
Captured crew
Asked for ransom
Weakness
No navy
Couldn’t raise revenue
No protection from other nations
Effect
Negotiated treaties
Debt
Angered colonists
Articles of Confederation
Did not support
Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship
Problem persisted for another decade
A strong central government was required
Sieges of American Vessels