How did the Embargo Act of 1807 affect the United States
a. It enriched many southern cotton plantation owners
b. it led to an increase in trade with the Native-American groups of the Ohio River Valley
c. It led to a diplomatic crisis and, eventually war with France
d. It led to an increase in American manufacturing
e. It led to an end to hostilities between France and Great Britain
Ans: d. It led to an increase in American manufacturing
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