Question
Why did the European Naval Powers initially choose to pay the Barbary Pirates rather than fight them? (1 point)
Responses
A) The European Naval Powers were too weak to defeat the Barbary Pirates.
A) The European Naval Powers were too weak to defeat the Barbary Pirates.
B) Paying the Pirates was a cheaper alternative to waging war.
B) Paying the Pirates was a cheaper alternative to waging war.
C) The European Naval Powers considered the war beneath them.
C) The European Naval Powers considered the war beneath them.
D) The European Naval Powers were too lazy to fight them.
D) The European Naval Powers were too lazy to fight them.
Responses
A) The European Naval Powers were too weak to defeat the Barbary Pirates.
A) The European Naval Powers were too weak to defeat the Barbary Pirates.
B) Paying the Pirates was a cheaper alternative to waging war.
B) Paying the Pirates was a cheaper alternative to waging war.
C) The European Naval Powers considered the war beneath them.
C) The European Naval Powers considered the war beneath them.
D) The European Naval Powers were too lazy to fight them.
D) The European Naval Powers were too lazy to fight them.
Answers
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B) Paying the Pirates was a cheaper alternative to waging war.
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