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Why did Jefferson ask Congress to pass the embargo act

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The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general embargo enacted by the US Congress against Great Britain and France during the Napoleonic wars.
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The answer to this question is B To force France and Britain to allow the United States to trade freely. I am in the lessons and this answer was correct.

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