Piracy--the attack of piracy was the attacking of ships and taking of the goods.
Pirate or privateers worked in crews with a hierarchy targeting merchant ships to attack and take the good on the ship. The goods would then be sold on the black market or traded for other more valuable items. Royal ships were especially targeted as they often contained gold and other luxury items.
A and C could be the answers according to me
Answer:
He created the Embargo Act and he also launched the US navy at the Barbary States.
Explanation:
Since the Barbary Pirates were stealing US merchant boats, he first created the Embargo Act, which prohibited trade with other countries (at least for the time being). He then launched ships into the Mediterranean, resulting in the first Barbary War, that the US won.
They were first mentioned by the political philosopher John Locke. He was very influential for the founding fathers who based the ideas of rights that are self evident on his philosophy. According to him, the natural rights were those of life, liberty, and property, a bit different than what ended in the final documents.