Question

The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, petition to the United States Congress, 1809

The claims in the excerpt were most likely interpreted as opposing which of the following existing federal government policies at the time?

Answer 1

The 10th American Congress petition starts with:

• May 22, 1807. It contained the accusation of treason committed by former American vice-president Aaron Burr.
• June 1807. British warship HMS Leopard (1790) conquered and seized USS Chesapeake (1799).
• August 17, 1807. Clermont was the first American steamship built by Robert Fulton, and departed from New York City to Albany, from New York City via the Hudson River. And is the cruise route of the first commercial steam in the world.
• January 1, 1808. Prohibition of import of slaves to the United States.
• On March 1, 1809. Part of the Indiana Territory was split to form the Illinois Territory

Step-by-step explanation:

The Tenth United States Congress is a session of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. The congress held hearings in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1807, to March 4, 1809. The trial was held during the seventh and eighth years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency.

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Answer 2

Answer: Promoting economic development through foreign trade

Explanation:

"The committee of the president and directors of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company [in Delaware] . . . beg leave respectfully to offer to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, the following facts and observations relative to the said canal.'' is the excerpt that we can find in ''The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, petition to the US Congress'' in 1809. year and this excerpt is showing the claims opposing of the promotion of economy that was developed trough foreign trade.

People in America were promoting international strength trough economy that wasn't nationally united and others were against it.