How did the United States become involved
in a conflict with Tripoli?

due to pirates

Explanation:

many pirates took american ships and demanded a large sum of money to let goods in and out of the marriterean sea. until they finally did not want to pay them anymore and declared war.

Muslim pirates operating out of Tripoli were attacking American shipping and commerce.

Explanation:

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.