How Did President Jefferson Respond to the Chesapeake Affair

question 74

Multiple Choice

How did President Jefferson respond to the Chesapeake affair?

• A) He armed American merchant ships.
• B) He confined himself to stern public denunciations of the British.
• C) Using the Monroe-Pinckney Treaty as a starting point, he reopened negotiations with the British.
• D) He increased military and naval expenditures and persuaded Congress to enact the Embargo Act.

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