Question #1: Adams calculates costs under three alternative policies: (1) negotiate with the Barbary States; (2) wage war against the Barbary States; and (3) do nothing. Under the first two scenarios, his cost calculation represents projected cash outflows for the U.S. government. The "do nothing" scenario, however, includes some "costs" that would require no cash outlay by either the government or its citizens. What is the relevance of this third cost calculation, and what is the relationship of the cost of "doing nothing" to the other two costs calculated by Adams?

Question #2: How does Jefferson derive the amount of 22,500 pounds sterling per annum, and what does he mean by the statement: "we have a right to say that only 22,500 pounds . . . should be charged to the Algerine War"?