The Mediterranean Sea was protected by the Algerian fleet and its men, and the European powers had to pay the sailing tax in exchange for their protection.
The United States of America, which lost Great Britain’s protection after the war of liberation, its ships were exposed to the maritime jihad, where its passengers were sold as slaves. This was followed, in 1794, by the US Senate, in support of the Navy to eradicate piracy on the Mediterranean coast. Despite the mobilization of the US Navy, the United States signed an agreement with Dae Algiers in 1797, which included a payment of a tax of $ 10 million over 12 years, in return for the protection of its boats. The United States tax paid 20% of its annual income in 1800
