What Unintended Consequence Did the Embargo Act of 1807 Produce

question 43

Multiple Choice

What unintended consequence did the Embargo Act of 1807 produce?

• A) It forced American ship builders to develop improved technology.
• B) It increased American trade with South America.
• C) It led to the development of a railroad connecting the cities on the eastern seaboard.
• D) It stimulated merchants to invest their capital into domestic factories.
• E) It persuaded the British to end their blockade.

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

A situation where someone's memory of lived experiences is altered inaccurately by details learned after the events took place.

Information-Processing Model

A cognitive approach that likens the mind to a computer, where information is inputted, processed, stored, and then outputted as a response.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory that allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Implicit Memory

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