Answer:
I believe that the correct answer to this question is A. This act had a loophole regarding unfavorable winds that sea captains were able to exploit to dock at European ports.
Explanation:
Just by looking at the answers, I can tell that this is the one that makes the most sense.
The Embargo Act brought many a misfortune to the Union. One issue was that the sailors' whose job was to import items from other countries could not do this as much. Another issue was that prices and quickly earnings fell.
The intention of the Embargo Act was to show Britain and France that America had gone neutral and for the two countries to respect America because of its neutrality. It sent this act out to put tariffs on foreign goods so that America's trading with other countries would significantly reduce. In the end, this act ended up hurting America more than it hurt Britain or France. It was a huge failure and was later repealed.
So, we can see that by this information it is not B or C. There were no mentions of relations with Indians during this time of the Act so it is not E (matter of fact, the Union despised Indians more than it would accept them in the older days). And D was not mentioned as a success either.
I do know that A did happen. Sailors would make excuses saying that a heavy storm lead them to the European ports and that they had no choice but to trade. This became a huge thing towards sailors in trying to sneak back into business. This is why I would think that the answer is A.
~Kicho [nm68]
