First Barbary War (1803 – 1805) - USS Constitution Museum
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The First Barbary War (1801-1805) reflected the United States’s first efforts at diplomatic negotiations as a new sovereign nation. Though it was not America’s first. . .
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Original Title: TIL that the threat from Algeria was the reason the U.S. Navy was founded. In 1794, the U.S. Congress passed the Naval Act, authorizing the construction of six frigates, including the USS George Washington. This decision was largely driven by the need to protect American merchant ships from Algiers.