What was about to happen where Sahys lived?

i am pretty sure the awsers is d.

answer; (d) i believe that the correct answer is americans finally ran out of ammunition;

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.