Which of the following gives the best description for why Barbary Coast Pirates were attacking American ships?

Barbary Pirates had a secret alliance with France, so they took Americans as prisoners of war.
The British paid the pirates to capture the Americans.
O Americans had captured Pirates, so the Pirates were just retaliating.
O Capturing American sailors and holding them for ransom brought in money for the Pirates,

Which statement best describes the underground railroad? a.) it is a train that took slaves from the south to the north. b.) it is a business that harriet tubman founded to slaves become free. c.) it is a secret route that slaves took to escape from southern slave states to the north. d.) it is a road that slave owners disliked using for travel.

Which statement best completes the diagram related to the supreme court’s procedures? a. a party in a lower-court case requests that the supreme court overturn the other court’s ruling in the case. b. federal judges nominate a small number of cases to be overturned by the supreme court. c. congress votes on which court cases should be reviewed by the supreme court. d. the president selects court cases involving new laws for the supreme court to review

How did the phillips brothers expand their businesses? by selling it to other businessmen by changing their source product by merging their companies by acquiring government support