During the Jefferson Administration,the British Claimed the Right to Stop

question 26

Multiple Choice

During the Jefferson administration,the British claimed the right to stop American merchant ships and seize

• A) vessels that had deserters on board from British ships.
• B) naturalized Americans born on British soil.
• C) any persons they chose.
• D) all military cargo.
• E) any slaves found on board.

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Definitions:

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a product for which there are many substitutes.

Profit

The financial gain obtained when the amount earned from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in sustaining the activity.

Good

A tangible product or commodity that satisfies human wants or needs.

Resources

An input used to produce economic goods. Land, labor, skills, natural resources, and human-made tools and equipment provide examples. Throughout history, people have struggled to transform available, but limited, resources into things they would like to have—economic goods.