While Thomas Jefferson was president, the Democratic Republicans tried to: A. stop people from joining the Federalist Party.
B. sell the Louisiana Territory to Great Britain.
C. limit the power of the federal government.
D. build a powerful military to attack France.

the answer is C

C. limit the power of the federal government.              

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.

the correct answer is a: slaves from other colonies ran away to georgia.