Maritime History: The Growth of American Sea Power
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Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli were known as the _______ States. The USS Constitution was known as "Old __________".
This country and the U.S. fought a "Quasi-War" between 1798 and 1800. U.S. city burned by the British in the summer of 1814.
The first Secretary of the Navy was Benjamin ________. The Treaty of ______ ended the War of 1812.
To avoid U.S. ships from being captured by the Barbary pirates, the U.S. had to pay ______ to Tripoli. Official documents commissioning vessels as privateers are called Letters of ______.
President Jefferson's decision to only build small ships to defend the U.S. coastline was called _______ Diplomacy. President Monroe helped establish this African nation for freed slaves.
America's enemy in the War of 1812. The U.S. went to war against this nation in 1846.
Name of the U.S. ship that sank the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812. Commodore Matthew Perry commanded the squadron that opened U.S trade with what nation?
Captain Stephen _______ aboard the USS United States defeated the British frigate Macedonian in 1812.

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