AHC: An American Protectorate in Morocco

Basically a challenge to have a way, any time after the end of the American Revolution for Morocco to become an American protectorate .
 

ar-pharazon

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Maybe have the US win a more decisive war against the Barbary pirates and have someone like Hamilton in charge or at least influential-interest in empire.

I could see the British tolerating this maybe while the US seeks to forge an empire in western North Africa.
 
Of course, if Morocco is US territory then it is not covered by the ban on importing slaves. Could this lead to a backdoor reopening of the Slave Trade?
 
If the US were more interested in affairs to its east, I could see the country being a de facto protectorate. The US and Morocco had good relations IIRC.

The US would basically just be acting to prevent Morocco's colonization by others, but wouldn't actually have a formal protectorate over Morocco.
 
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