What were Britain and France doing that caused Jefferson to place an embargo

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Jacob Tabak · Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T20:01:07+0000

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They were in war. Great Britain started to capture American ships and forced the sailors to serve in the British navy. Jefferson wanted to force France and Great Britain to accept the United States as neutral in their conflict and allow the trade.

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