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The purpose President Jefferson sought the protections described in the excerpt in 1802 was the protection of trade routes.

 

The protections were against the Barbary pirates operating Tripolitan vessels in North Africa that could hamper the trade routes of American vessels.

 

The protections transmitted to commanders of American public vessels authorized them to seize obstructing vessels.

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