What Was Unusual About the Embargo Act of 1807

question 48

Multiple Choice

What was unusual about the Embargo Act of 1807?

• A) It was in response to a British embargo imposed after a British ship sank an American ship-an odd set of circumstances, to say the least.
• B) The Republican majority in Congress passed it and Jefferson vetoed it, but he was overridden for the only time in his presidency.
• C) It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports-an amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government.
• D) It would hurt France more than Great Britain, and Jefferson was ardently pro-French.
• E) It persuaded the British to agree to American terms, even though Great Britain had not been a target of the Embargo Act.

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