THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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the Americans were blocking British ports preventing their trade
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the British were blocking American ports preventing their trade
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the British were blocking French ports preventing their trade
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British used their navy to ship troops to Canada, to keep them supplied, and to blockade and raid the American coast. The blockade had a devastating impact on the U.S. economy and public finance, and also kept most American warships in port.
Detailed explanation-2: -The blockade of New York harbor and Long Island Sound was proclaimed on May 26, 1813. It lasted until March 6, 1815. The British fleet imposed a strict blockade on New London, Connecticut after Commodore Stephen Decatur’s 55-gun frigate USS United States took refuge there on June 1, 1813.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British blockades and direct attacks on tobacco stores and other US trade goods made it difficult to conduct commerce during the war. Both to compensate for this loss in commerce, and also to harm British shipping, the United States government encouraged the deployment of private armed vessels, or privateers.