THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
EMBARGO OF 1807
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To have war against france and Britain
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To leave the office
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To force Britain and France to respect American rights
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none of the above
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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: -Embargo Act, (1807), U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson’s nonviolent resistance to British and French molestation of U.S. merchant ships carrying, or suspected of carrying, war materials and other cargoes to European belligerents during the Napoleonic Wars.
Detailed explanation-3: -He wanted a government that would respect the authority of individual states, operate with a smaller bureaucracy, and cut its debts. Jefferson also felt that the country should eliminate Hamilton’s standing army by relying on a “disciplined militia” for national defense against invasion.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jefferson’s foreign policy goal to expand U.S. territory westward was intended to help the U.S. have greater freedom in dealing with foreign powers on the North American continent and to consolidate the power of the young republic.