Shortly after becoming president, thomas jefferson ordered the u. s. navy and marines to attack the north african state of tripoli. why did he take this action?

a. to force tripoli to pay tribute to the united states.
b. to protect american merchant ships from pirates.
c. to secure american access to gold in the region.
d. to make tripoli sell slaves to the united states.

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Question 4 of 10 2 points how were the reasons for a person's enslavement different in west african cultures than in the atlantic slave trade? o a. in west african cultures, any unmarried man could be enslaved, while in the atlantic slave trade, only prisoners of war could become slaves. o b. in west african cultures, people had to be born into slavery, while in the atlantic slave trade, people had to commit a crime to become a slave. o c. in west african cultures, people could only become slaves if they owed debts, while in the atlantic slave trade, slavery was used to punish crimes. o d. in west african cultures, people were enslaved through war or as punishment, while in the atlantic slave trade, anyone could be ſom captured and enslaved previous obi