Question

Which of the following caused the United States to enact the Embargo Act?

The British charged a high tariff to sell American goods on British soil.
The British refused to sell American goods to their people.
The British profited from Americans buying more foreign goods than American-made goods.
The British commanded a military boat that destroyed an American trading ship.

Answer 1

The British profited from Americans buying more foreign goods than American-made goods.

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1807 the U.S Congress passed an Embargo Act that prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. The act was in response to a DIRE situation America faced when it found itself caught between a French and British war.