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...ave trade and focus more on extorting protection moneysfrom traders in the region. The American Navy succeeded in stemming piracy in thissregion by negotiating peace treaties with the various rulers (=-=Turner, 2010-=-:167).sEventually, the colonisation of these states by the major European powers during thes19th century largely eliminated piracy in this region (Konstam, 2008:94).sStellenbosch University http://sch...