Ameliorate the Embargo Act of 1807

Directions: students should correct the sentence below, in red. There is a missing comma and proper nouns that need capitalization. 

in an effort to protect american ships from being attack by the british and the french president thomas jefferson supported the embargo of 1807.

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SUGGESTED ANSWER
In an effort to protect American ships from being attacked by the British and the French ,  President Thomas Jefferson supported the Embargo of 1807 ; this did not allow the Americans to conduct business and trade with the English and French.