USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson’s solution to the problems with Great Britain and France was to deny both countries American goods. In December 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act, which stopped exports and prohibited the departure of merchant ships for foreign ports.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson banned all British ships from U.S. ports, ordered state governors to prepare to call up 100, 000 militiamen, and suspended trade with all of Europe. He reasoned that U.S. farm products were crucial to France and England and that a complete embargo would bring them to respect U.S. neutrality.

Detailed explanation-3: -The diplomatic neutrality of the United States was tested during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The warring nations of Britain and France both imposed trade restrictions in order to weaken each other’s economies. These restrictions also disrupted American trade and threatened American neutrality.

Detailed explanation-4: -Great Britain and France fought for European supremacy, and treated weaker powers heavy-handedly. The United States attempted to remain neutral during the Napoleonic period, but eventually became embroiled in the European conflicts, leading to the War of 1812 against Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Jay Treaty When the Republic of France went to war with Great Britain and the European coalition in 1792, the United States declared its neutrality.