President roosevelt call december 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy which of these definitions is the best meaning of the word infamy a: celebration b: dishonor c: fame d: honor

The correct answer is D. The best meaning of the word "infamy" is "dishonor".

Explanation:

Infamy, in the culture of Ancient Rome, was the degradation of civil honor, consisting of the loss, before society or even legal, of reputation or discredit in which the Roman citizen fell. President Roosevelt used this word to speak of dishonor, referring to the attack without warning made by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor.

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.