Question

45. All of these statements support the foreign policy of Jefferson and Madison EXCEPT 1 point (A) The Embargo Act of 1807 kept American ships off the high seas and prevented impressment of our sailors by England. (B) England and France needed our goods more than we needed their trade. They were at war and needed all the imports they could get. (C) The Embargo Act and the Non-Intercourse Act were embarrassingly close to a peace-at-any price policy. (D) Circumstances can make avoidance of war a wiser policy than insistence upon national rights. (E) Had local officials aided the federal government in preventing smuggling, our rights as neutrals would soon have been observed by England and France.

Answer 1

Answer: (C) The Embargo Act and the Non-Intercourse Act were embarrassingly close to a peace-at-any price policy

Explanation:

The Embargo Act of 1807 was simply a law that was passed so as to prevent the trading of American ships in foreign ports.

Based on the options that are given in the question, we should note that the options given in the question support the foreign policy of Jefferson and Madison except option C "The Embargo Act and the Non-Intercourse Act were embarrassingly close to a peace-at-any price policy". This doesn't support it but rather is against the policy.