What prompted the Embargo of 1807?

a. The British hadn't abandoned their posts in the Northwest Territory as required by Jay's Treaty.
b. The British supplied arms to Indian insurgents.
c. British soldiers burned the U.S. capitol.
d. The British navy captured American ships on the high seas and impressed their sailors into service for the British.


Ans: d. The British navy captured American ships on the high seas and impressed their sailors into service for the British.

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