They came to trade fur, they also were looking for new land and a good route to the Pacific, and sought to convert American Indians. :)
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In the First Barbary War, which was started by the United States refusal to pay immunity fees to the North African Barber states, it saw the succesful use of the United States Marines. After the marines stormed the city of Derna, thus giving the US leverage over the Tripolian government, thus seeing the release of all American sailors, and goods, along with the end of the First Barbary War.
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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire. He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling overland along what later became known as the Silk Road.
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