Question

What were the Orders in Council?

A. trade declarations by the British during the Napoleonic Wars that stated all ports in mainland Europe were under blockade

B. trade declarations by the French during the Napoleonic Wars that stated all ports in England were under blockade

C. trade declarations by the United States during the Napoleonic Wars that stated all ports in England and Europe were under blockade

D. trade declarations by that United States during the Napoleonic Wars that stated that neither England or France could block a neutral country's ship from coming into port

Answer 1

The Orders in Council were a series of decrees, in the form of Orders in Council, made by the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in the course of the wars with Napoleonic France which instituted its policy of commercial warfare.
So A is the correct answer