Why did Madison feel he had no choice but to reinstate a boycott against Britain and thereby invite war?
a. Napoleon offered a naval alliance that Madison could not refuse.
b. The public outcry caused by Chesapeake affair forced Madison to act against Britain.
c. Napoleon craftily took advantage of Macon´s Bill No. 2 and pushed Madison to gamble on the French leader´s suggestion of cooperation.
d. Madison bowed to pressure from the war hawks to defend the honor of impressed American soldiers.
e. He believed the benefits to American manufacturers of a boycott were too great to pass up.
c
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false