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Filibuster |
Sea captain Private individual taking part in revolutionary movements Participation illegal Not privateers Used manifest destiny as excuse US newspapers supported them Neutrality act of 1818 defined them as pirates |
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West African squadron |
Squadron ship from British royal navy Task prevent slave trade along Atlantic Coast of Africa Stopped slave trading pirates Took slaves to Sierra Leone Some freed were enslaved again |
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Jean lafitte |
Famous slave trader(piracy] Operated in new Orleans Took advantage of market for slave trade as ppl still wanted slaves for cotton though unpopular Assisted in war of 1812 Monroe wanted him out of Texas left of own accord wealthy as **** |
