The British passed the Orders in Council and the French, the Berlin Decree. How did these two maritime policies affect US trade?

A: US ships were not allowed to halt at European ports and offload their cargo resulting in massive losses to the traders and high attrition to European crews.

B: US ships that complied with the Orders in Council were seized by the French and those that complied with the Berlin Decree were seized by the British.

C: US sailors were subjected to impressments by the British and to imprisonment by the French if found violating either of these maritime policies on neutral waters.

D: US traders could not get around the British rule through broken voyages and were forced to terminate trade with both France and Britain in the absence of re-exportation.

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21 November, 16:15

The British passed the Orders in Council and the French, the Berlin Decree. How did these two maritime policies affect US trade?

A: US ships were not allowed to halt at European ports and offload their cargo resulting in massive losses to the traders and high attrition to European crews.

B: US ships that complied with the Orders in Council were seized by the French and those that complied with the Berlin Decree were seized by the British.

C: US sailors were subjected to impressments by the British and to imprisonment by the French if found violating either of these maritime policies on neutral waters.

D: US traders could not get around the British rule through broken voyages and were forced to terminate trade with both France and Britain in the absence of re-exportation.

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Hailey Neal · Answer 1

B. US ships that complied with the Orders in Council were seized by the French and those that complied with the Berlin Decree were seized by the British.

Kyle Branch · Answer 2

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The best answer is C

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