The French became involvd with Algeria because Algeria's coast provided harbors that were defended easily and had served as a baisi for port cities since the millenium BCE. After 1815 France negotiated with the Algiers to stop piracy against French ships. In 1830 the French King justified an invasion on the Algiers and captured thier city.Although they captured the city they did nothing to stop the resistance by the Berbers. This caused two wars agaisnt Frace led by the Berber leader Abd al-Kader in 1832-4 and 1835-7. In the third war, the French resorted to terror tactics. al-Kader was allowed to hide out in Morocco, so in 1844, the French invaded Morocco and captured al-Kader. In the end the French signed the Treaty of Tangier, and recognized Moroccan independance.
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