Question

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The British and French continued to capture American ships because they-*

(10 Points)

Believed the American merchant ships were really enemy ships

Wanted Americans to angry enough to join the war on someone's side

Were trying to acquire more supplies for the war effort

Didn't want Americans to sell supplies to their enemy

Answer 1

The tensions that caused the War of 1812 arose from the French revolutionary (1792–99) and Napoleonic Wars (1799–1815). During this nearly constant conflict between France and Britain, American interests were injured by each of the two countries’ endeavours to block the United States from trading with the other.

Step-by-step explanation:

War of 1812, (June 18, 1812–February 17, 1815), conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent.