John Adams, Ambassador to the Republic of the Netherlands, opens up negotiations with Sultan Mohammed III, Morocco, as the Barbary pirates have been demanding tribute not to raid united States’ shipping in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Articles of Confederation, Article IX [Section 1]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 38.
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