What does the declaration blame for the problems in france?

What directive in source a might have been at the root of the action described in source b?

Plz , ive been stuck on this forever. what action did president jefferson take to stop britain and france from seizing american merchant ships. a. he declared war on france. b. he called for increased tariffs on british and french goods. c. he called for embargo on all foreign trade. d. he declared war on britain.

The british commonwealth is: a. the national treasury. b. the british social services system. c. an alliance of former british colonies. d. a shared land for grazing sheep in britain.