A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . regionextending to the PacificOcean. One of the firstadvantages secured bythis purchase was thefree navigation of theMississippi River to theGulf of Mexico. III. In the sameyear, 1803, CommodorePreble i^preh-cl) wassent to humble the pi-rates of the BarbaryStates, who, notwith-standing the tributewhich the United Stateshad paid, in imitationof European nations, tosecure their commercein the Mediterraneanfrom molestation, were becoming more insolent an
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . regionextending to the PacificOcean. One of the firstadvantages secured bythis purchase was thefree navigation of theMississippi River to theGulf of Mexico. III. In the sameyear, 1803, CommodorePreble i^preh-cl) wassent to humble the pi-rates of the BarbaryStates, who, notwith-standing the tributewhich the United Stateshad paid, in imitationof European nations, tosecure their commercein the Mediterraneanfrom molestation, were becoming more insolent and exacting. IV. Preble first appeared against Morocco, and, after exact-ing terms of the emperor, proceeded eastward. Before hehad time to reach Tripoli, the frigate Philadelphia, one of thevessels of his fleet, which had preceded him, while reconnoit-ering in the harbor of Tripoli, struck on a rock, and was cap-tured by the Tripolitans, who consigned her crew to slavery. V. As the captured frigate added to the defenses of theplace, and would undoubtedly be sent out to cruise, it wasdeemed important to recapture or destroy her. The latter. II. Questions.—5. How was the State of Louisiana acquired by the United States ?6. What advantage accrued from the purchase ? III. 7. What expedition was sent across the Atlantic in that year? 8. What had\\Le Barbary pirates done ? IV. 9. What was the first thing accomplished by Preble? 10. Give an accountof the loss of the Philadelj)hia. JEFFERSON S ADMINISTRATION. 20^
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