Under the articles of confederation congress was denied the powers below because the... A) citizens feared a strong central government
B) courts were given the ultimate authority
C) States would gain too much power
D) citizens lack interest in business matters

a, c, & d are correct:

they wanted lands to settle the extra population.

they wanted new markets for english goods.

they wanted to avoid civil war.

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president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.