USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British put restrictions on how their colonies spent their money so that they could control their economies. They put limits on what goods the colonies could produce, whose ships they could use, and most importantly, with whom they could trade.

Detailed explanation-2: -Britain’s seizure of American ships and the impressment of American Sailors: Britain had continued to “hassle” American shipping during the Napoleonic Wars. The British Navy would attack ships they felt were trading with France and confiscate our cargo.

Detailed explanation-3: -French privateers began seizing U.S. merchant ships trading with Britain and its colonies, even boldly taking ships in American waters along the Eastern Seaboard. Between October 1796 and July 1797, more than 300 American merchant ships and their cargos were seized in the greater Caribbean.

Detailed explanation-4: -By 1805, however, the British began to clamp down on U.S. shipping. They did not want Americans to provide their enemies with food and supplies. After the United States threatened to take action, the British decided to set up a partial blockade. This would only allow some American ships to bring provisions to Europe.