The effect of the Berlin and Milan decrees by France and the Orders in Council by Great Britain was to
A) encourage trade with Great Britain and discourage trade with France.
B) stop all American trade with both countries.
C) promote American trade with both countries.
D) make trade more difficult for neutral nations.

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These measures were part of the Napoleonic Wars' economic warfare between Britain and France. The Berlin and Milan Decrees by France and the Orders in Council by Great Britain were aimed at restricting each other's trade. As a result, they made trade more difficult for neutral nations, including the United States, by threatening to capture neutral ships trading with their enemy.

The Effect of the Berlin and Milan Decrees by France