East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 8-2013 Barbary Pirates: Thomas Jefferson, William Eaton, and the Evolution of U.S. Diplomacy in the Mediterranean Patrick N. Teye East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the Diplomatic History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Teye, Patrick N., "Barbary Pirates: Thomas Jefferson, William Eaton, and the Evolution of U.S. Diplomacy in the Mediterranean" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1183. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1183 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Barbary Pirates: Thomas Jefferson, William Eaton, and the Evolution of U.S. Diplomacy in the Mediterranean A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of History In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in History by Patrick Nartey Teye August 2013 Dinah Mayo-Bobee, PhD, Chair Melvin Page, PhD Daryl Carter, PhD John Rankin Keywords: William Eaton, Thomas Jefferson, Yusef Caramanli, Hamet Caramanli, Piracy, Barbary, Mediterranean, Diplomacy, Tributes, Treaties, Tripolitan War, North Africa ABSTRACT Barbary Pirates: Thomas Jefferson, William Eaton, and the Evolution of U.S. Diplomacy in the Mediterranean by Patrick Nartey Teye This study analyzes U.S. relations with the Barbary States from 1784 to 1805.