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Instead of being described as a ransom payment, the debt and the French king’s gunboat extortion were framed as emancipating the slaves who, after defeating the world’s most powerful army, declared the new nation of Haiti on Jan. 1, 1804.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
The American Declaration of Independence and Constitution frightened monarchies and despots around the world without a single bullet or gunboat.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
In other words, in this law, Congress explicitly set a ceiling — but not a floor — on how much Jefferson could spend on gunboats.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
The result was standoffs between fishing boats and Icelandic gunboats, and even the intervention of the British Royal Navy.
—Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
The American Declaration of Independence and Constitution frightened monarchies and despots around the world without a single bullet or gunboat.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
In other words, in this law, Congress explicitly set a ceiling — but not a floor — on how much Jefferson could spend on gunboats.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
The result was standoffs between fishing boats and Icelandic gunboats, and even the intervention of the British Royal Navy.
—Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Gunboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunboat. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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gunboat
noun
gun·boat
ˈgən-ˌbōt 
: a small lightly armed ship for use in shallow waters
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