Thomas Jefferson was a staunch advocate to free trade and he promoted the ability of American vessels to trade at any port in the world. In December 1807, however, he persuaded Congress to enact the Embargo Act to ban American vessels from sailing to foreign ports. Categorize the statements below between the deliberate intentions for the embargo (what Jefferson hoped to achieve), and what actual effects the Embargo had. Not all options will be used. a. stop European interference with American shipping
b. decrease incidences of impressment
c. devastation of the economies of American port cities
d. decrease exports from America to Europe