History of the United States I / Unit 8 USH1 1089 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Barbary War
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The idea
Jefferson took the country to war against the Muslim Barbary States of North Africa in eighteen oh one.
In practice
The anchor calling it the first conflict fought by Americans overseas.
Where people slip
A president committed to limited government and low military spending began an overseas war in his first year.
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