1. | Through what narrow passage did Constitution have to sail to reach the Barbary Coast? Straits of Gibraltar |
2. | What two bodies of water does this passage connect? Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea |
3. | France and Spain are in what direction from the Barbary coast? North |
4. | The American squadrons base of operations was at Syracuse. On what island is it located? Sicily |
5. | How far did the Americans have to sail from their base of operations to reach Algiers? over 600 miles |
6. | Which Barbary state borders on two seas? Morocco |
7. | Describe how you would reach Sardinia if you were sailing from Tangier. answers will vary |
8. | (a) Which is closer to Naples, Oran or Tripoli? Tripoli (b) By how many miles? approximately 300 miles |