Britain Made Neutrality Very Difficult for the United States During

question 74

Multiple Choice

Britain made neutrality very difficult for the United States during the French and British conflicts of the 1790s by

• A) preventing American trade with the European continent.
• B) seizing American merchant ships and sailors in the West Indies.
• C) declaring that they would never abandon their forts on the American frontier.
• D) engaging in a naval arms race on the Great Lakes.
• E) sponsoring pro-British agents within the United States.

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