Question

What was Jefferson hoping to accomplish with the Embargo Acts?

A. He felt that depriving Europe of U.S. goods would force Britain and France to negotiate with the U.S. and allow the U.S. to remain neutral in the Napoleonic Wars.
B. He felt that depriving Europe of U.S. goods would force other European nations to multilaterally put pressure on Britain and France to end the Napoleonic Wars.
C. He felt that depriving Europe of U.S. goods would force Britain and France to reconsider waging their wars at sea.
D. He felt that depriving Europe of U.S. goods would force other European nations to take sides in the war and bring the conflict to a quick end.

Answer 1

A. He felt that depriving Europe of U.S. goods would force Britain and France to negotiate with the U.S. and allow the U.S. to remain neutral in the Napoleonic Wars.
The Embargo Act was designed to punish France and Britain as well as protect American shipping from any further acts of aggression by either nation