Impressment was
Impressment, Embargos, and Barbary Pirates

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8th Grade
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Jennifer Hand
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the process of squeezing juice from fruits
trying to attract a suitor
kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in a foreign navy
trying to convince another country that you are on their side
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Chesapeake Leopard incident angered Americans, who called for action against the British. Which ship was the American ship?
Leopard
Chesapeake
Panther
Chester Cheetah
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these was NOT a demand that Jefferson made after the Chesapeake Leopard incident?
the British would stop attacking U.S. ships
the British would declare a peace treaty with France
demanded an apology from Britain
demanded the return of our sailors
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The British _____________ comply with Jeffersonś demands because they knew we _________________ ready to go to war.
decided to/ were
did not/ were not
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do (check all that are correct).
caused economic problems for the United States
ended British Impressment
increased unemployment
forbid trade with ALL foreign nations
only let ships sail between U.S. ports
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Nonintercourse Act limited trade with
France
France, Britain, and their colonies
Barbary pirates
Britain
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Barbary pirates came from all of these countries EXCEPT
Algiers
Sudan
Morocco
Tripoli
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these did the Barbary pirates NOT do?
steal ships and cargo
kidnap sailors and enslave them
demand ransom and tributes
sail the Caribbean Seas
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these did NOT happen as a result of the capture of the Philadelphia?
we went to war with Morocco
Stephen Decatur burned it
Tripoli agreed to stop capturing U.S. ships
The U.S. paid $60,000 ransom for the crew
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