Answer:
A. peaceable coercion
Explanation:
The Embargo Acts of 1807 was enacted during the reign of President Thomas Jefferson who was the president of the United States of America. The act was specifically meant to protect the interest of the American ships and sailors from the British and French seizure of American ships.
The American government initiated the ban to stop the import and export of foreign goods to American soil. The president and the Secretary of State (James Madison) were the arrowheads with the congress in the enactment and implementation of this act.