How Did President Jefferson Respond to the Chesapeake Affair

Multiple Choice

How did President Jefferson respond to the Chesapeake affair?

A) He armed American merchant ships.
B) He confined himself to stern public denunciations of the British.
C) Using the Monroe-Pinckney Treaty as a starting point, he reopened negotiations with the British.
D) He increased military and naval expenditures and persuaded Congress to enact the Embargo Act.