Why did the United States need a Navy?

Question 1

Explain the situation the Continental Navy at the end of the Revolutionary war.

Answer 1

The continental navy had to sell their last remaining Ship (Alliance) in 1785 as they could not afford the upkeep of the Navy.

Question 2

Explain who the barbary states were and how they obtained their income.

Answer 2

Morocco, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli. (MATT)

They obtained income by blackmailing sailing ships on trade routes by offering safe passage, if they refused to pay they captured crews and ships.

Question 3

Explain what the Constitution of the United States authorized the government to do in relation to its military branches.

Answer 3

1789 Constitution of the United States authorized congress to establish a Navy.

Question 4

Describe how the war in Europe during the 1790’s contributed to the creation of the U.S. Navy.

Answer 4

The US needed to defend trade routes from France and Britain. The Barbary states were seizing American sailors and vessels and we needed to prevent that.

Question 5

What date was the Naval Armament Act Signed and who signed it?

Answer 5

March 27th 1794

President George Washington