14 maio 1801 ano - Yusuf Karamini, pasha of Tripoli, declares war
on the United States by symbolically cutting
down the flagpole at the U.S. consulate.
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This action came after the United States refused to pay more tribute to the Tripolitans in exchange for protection from piracy against American ships.
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