Why did jefferson consider the embargo act a form of “peaceable coercion”? a. he thought that by denying britain and france much needed u. s. goods they would eventually allow the u. s. to remain neutral and continue to sell supplies to both countries. b. he thought that by denying britain and france much needed u. s. goods they would reconcile and stop fighting each other. c. he thought that by temporarily suspending international trade the u. s. manufacturing sector would grow significantly and stop the war. d. he thought that by temporarily suspending international trade the u. s. agricultural sector would grow significantly and stop the war.