The Embargo Act was a law of Banning Trade with all foreign country's, because the British kept impressing (kidnapping) American merchants that were trading with France and Britain while they were at war.
Embargo Act
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Thomas Jefferson enforced the Embargo Act.
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The Nonintercourse Act
The Nonintercourse Act
1807
embargo act
It was the Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 that replaced the Embargo Act of 1807. The act is considered to have mostly failed in meeting its stated goals.
Embargo Act
The Non-Intercourse Act was passed in 1809 and replaced the Embargo Act of 1807. According to the Embargo Act, the United States was prohibited from exporting goods to any country. The Embargo Act was meant to punish France and Great Britain, but it actually hurt the United States more. Under the Non-Intercourse Act, the United States could trade with any country except France or Great Britain.
The Embargo Act was a law of Banning Trade with all foreign country's, because the British kept impressing (kidnapping) American merchants that were trading with France and Britain while they were at war.
Thomas Jefferson who favored an embargo rathern than war with Britain. That led to the Embargo Act, passed in 1807 by Congress. Iyt was ment to punish Britain and French resaulting in them loosing a huge amount of money.
American ships could not transport goods to foreign ports
The embargo act had very little effect on Britain and France.For more information on Embargo Act, visit Britannica.com.Read more: embargo-act-of-1807
Embargo Act