During his Presidency, Thomas Jefferson convinced Congress to abandon A) Bank of the United States. B) embargo on trade with Britain. C) Louisiana Purchase. D)Alien and Sedition Acts.
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B) embargo on trade with Britain.
Thomas Jefferson, during his presidency, convinced Congress to enact an embargo on trade, which culminated in the Embargo Act of 1807. This embargo prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. Jefferson's intention with the embargo was primarily to avoid conflicts and war and to assert American rights by using economic pressure rather than military force. However, the embargo ended up being very unpopular and harmful to the U.S. economy, especially the mercantile interests of the Northeast. Realizing its negative effects, Congress, influenced by Jefferson, moved to abandon the embargo just before Jefferson left office in 1809.