NAVAL SCIENCE 2
Week 4 (29 SEP – 3 OCT) DUE WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT
HOMEWORK: MARITIME HISTORY: “Growth of American Sea Power, 1783-1860”
Read NS2 book pp 20-39. Be sure to read the following sections: Intro; A New American Government; War With Tripoli and the Barbary Pirates; The Philadelphia Incident; Attack on Tripoli; Tripoli’s Lessons; The War of 1812; The War at Sea; British Sea Power Prevails; The United State Advances as Sea Power Prospers; Piracy and Protection; The Slave Trade; Opening the Door to Japan. You may skip or skim the following sections: The Navy Act of 1794; Quasi-War with France, 1798-1800; America Moves Toward War with England; The Chesepeake Affair; Final Moves Toward War; Other High Seas Battles; The Great Lakes Campaigns; The Final Year of War; Conclusion of War; Whaling; The Merchant Marine; The Mexican War; The Clipper Ships.
Define the following vocabulary: ransom, most-favored-nation-status, triangular trade (p 39)
Questions #1, #3, #10, #11, #14, #19, #23, #24, #27 (pp 38-39)
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