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“To the Commanders of armed vessels belonging to the United States:

“WHEREAS it is declared by the act entitled ‘An act for the protection of the commerce and seamen of the United States, against the Tripolitan cruisers,’ That it shall be lawful fully to equip, officer, man, and employ such of the armed vessels of the United States, as may be judged requisite by the President of the United States, for protecting effectually the commerce and seamen thereof, on the Atlantic ocean, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas: and also, that it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to instruct the commanders of the respective public vessels, to subdue, seize, and make prize, of all vessels, goods, and effects, belonging to the Bey [Sultan] of Tripoli [in North Africa], or to his subjects.

“THEREFORE, And in pursuance of the said statute, you are hereby authorized and directed to subdue, seize, and make prize, of all vessels, goods, and effects, belonging to the Bey of Tripoli, or to his subjects, and to bring or send the same into port, to be proceeded against and distributed according to law.

“By command of the President of the United States of America.”

The excerpt could best be used by historians studying which of the following?


The creation of the Monroe Doctrine

Option A,The creation of the Monroe Doctrine

a

The approval of the Louisiana Purchase

Option B,The approval of the Louisiana Purchase

b

The abolition of the international slave trade

Option C,The abolition of the international slave trade

c

The passage of the Missouri Compromise

Option D,The passage of the Missouri Compromise

d

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B. The approval of the Louisiana Purchase

Explanation: The proclamation authorizes naval action against Tripoli (the Barbary Wars), a foreign-policy/military action from the Jefferson administration (early 1800s). Historians studying Jefferson-era foreign policy, including the context of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), would use this. It is not related to the Monroe Doctrine (1823), the abolition of the international slave trade, or the Missouri Compromise (1820).