The excerpt provides evidence to SUPPORT the argument that:
A. European events related to the Napoleonic Wars caused controversies in American politics.
B. the legacy of Jay’s Treaty allowed for a period characterized by very little diplomatic strife.
C. Jefferson’s and Madison’s attempts at ‘peaceable coercion’ were successful.
D. the majority of Americans in the early 19th century could be characterized as isolationists.
Answer:A
The excerpt provides evidence to SUPPORT the argument that:
A. European events related to the Napoleonic Wars caused controversies in American politics. B. the legacy of Jay’s Treaty allowed for a period characterized by very little diplomatic strife. C. Jefferson’s and Madison’s attempts at ‘peaceable coercion’ were successful. D. the majority of Americans in the early 19th century could be characterized as isolationists.
Explanation: European events related to the Napoleonic Wars caused controversies in American politics. (See War of 1812)