Cika wannan jumla:
Na farko da na biyu Barbary Wars na farkon karni na 19 sune farkon yaƙe-yaƙe na ƙasashen waje da Amurka ta yi bayan samun 'Yancin kai. An yi niyya kan Barbary States na Arewacin Afirka, an yi yaƙin Barbary Wars don kawo ƙarshen fashin teku a kan jiragen ruwa na Amurka a cikin Bahar Rum, kamar Yakin Quasi-War tare da Jamhuriyar Faransa.