Final answer:
The Chesapeake Affair involved the use of impressment (option d) by the British Navy, leading to the attack on the USS Chesapeake by HMS Leopard in 1807 and contributing to the 1807 Embargo Act.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Chesapeake Affair involved the flagrant use of impressment. The incident occurred in 1807 when the British warship HMS Leopard attacked the U.S. naval ship, the Chesapeake, off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. Impressment was a practice where the British Royal Navy would force American sailors to serve on their ships. After the Chesapeake refused to allow a search for deserters, the Leopard opened fire, resulting in casualties and the capture of four sailors, three of whom were American citizens who had been press-ganged into British service.
This act created enormous tension between the United States and Britain, leading to President Jefferson's response of imposing the Embargo Act of 1807, which halted American international commerce in hopes of pressuring Britain and France to respect American neutrality on the high seas.