Although Said focuses on "the East", how can his ideas of orientalism apply to indigenous peoples of the Americas, particularly during the Age of Colonization?

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 anwser is a) to prevent military conflict

i'm pretty sure it would be, the mediterranean sea.

because they can and they wanted to.