First of all... what period? because if you are talking about this time, I think it is becaise they want to feel powerful to be able to have more allied countries in any situation, they also do it because they want to control most of the world natural sources that other countries have.
The election lasted for almost 2 moths and Andrew Jackson won the popular vote and electoral vote beating Quincy Adams
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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.