What prompted Congress to pass the Embargo Act in 1807?
A) Farmers were going bankrupt and ending up in debtors’ prisons.
B) Moses Austin established a colony in Spanish-controlled Texas.
C) Britain and France were seizing American merchant vessels.
D) Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase Louisiana from France.
Answer: C
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