Question

These pirates caused havoc for American and European sailors off the North African coast through the early 1800s and were the target of U.S. Naval forces during Jefferson's presidency.

Answer 1

Answer: The Pirates led by Jean Lafitte.

Explanation:

After the end of the Napoleonic wars, many pirates lost their jobs. They join a group and loot merchant ships in America and European countries. This problem has reached the top of the governments of individual countries.

By 1835 piracy in the Caribbean had been defeated by the combined forces of America, Great Britain and Spain. The Berber pirates were earlier destroyed by US Navy action.