a. The French had done little to provoke us into war.
b. The British never took back their orders to attack U.S. ships, but the French did.
c. Macon's Bill No. 2 was used by Napoleon to increase our tensions with the British.
d. We wanted to repay the French for the help they gave us during the American Revolution
2007-07-19 04:06:50 · 7 answers · asked by 2 days after my B day :) 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They were seizing our sailors in open sea, and that provoked the conflict.
2007-07-19 04:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
C. Napoleon seized the opportunity to ostasize Britain from the United States. He could not compete with the British Navy and jumped at the meritime edict to put Britain at odds with the US. Plus, the US still had a chip on its shoulder from the revolution.
2007-07-19 12:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by msuetonius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think B is correct. The British and French were both boarding American ships and forcing the crew to work for them, but when the U.S. stood up for itself, only France stopped conscripting American crews.
2007-07-19 11:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by Dan in Real Life 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Royal Navy frequently stopped United States ships and pressed into service those seamen who had either deserted from the Royal Navy or were vaguely suspected of having deserted.
2007-07-22 12:59:41 · answer #4 · answered by Retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is C. Napoleon tricked Madison into reintroducing non intercourse and the Brits had never repealed their embargo orders in council, tensions were increased substantially.
2007-07-19 11:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They misread the map. Same as they've been doing in Iraq.
2007-07-19 11:09:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
c
2007-07-19 12:28:59 · answer #7 · answered by kl_quant93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋