Which statement is NOT a reason why Thomas Jefferson's embargo failed?
a. He underestimated the determination of the British.
b. He underestimated Britain's dependence on American trade.
c. Britain produced a bumper grain crop in the embargo years.
d. New Latin American markets provided an alternative for the British.
e. He miscalculated the difficulty of enforcing it.
b
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A. Lutherans B. all Protestants C. Anabaptists D. Calvinists
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A) State governments could be formed when at least 10 percent of those who had voted in 1860 had sworn allegiance to the Union and accepted emancipation. B) Confederate officials needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. C) Confederate army and naval officers needed presidential pardons before they could participate in the new governments. D) Southern plantations were to be confiscated and divided among the blacks who had formerly worked there as slaves. E) Freedmen were excluded from participation because they had not been voters in 1860.