THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
EMBARGO OF 1807
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He is excited that the Embargo act is stopping a smuggler from defying the Embargo Act.
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He doesn’t want to be touched by the turtle because he thinks its weird.
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The turtle is grabbing him and preventing him from trading with the British. He curses the Embargo Act.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Embargo Act of 1807 stated that American ships could not carry cargo to foreign ports and that foreign ships could not load cargo in American ports. This political cartoon published during the embargo criticizes the act. “Ograbme” is “embargo” spelled backward.
Detailed explanation-2: -One cartoonist created a snapping turtle called Ograbme and used him in many satirical and cartoons to portray how the Embargo Act negatively affected trade and the economy. Ograbme is embargo spelled backwards. By 1808, the impact of the Embargo Act was clear. It needed to go.
Detailed explanation-3: -Embargo Act, Legislation by the U.S. Congress in December 1807 that closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain. The act was Pres. Thomas Jefferson’s response to British and French interference with neutral U.S. merchant ships during the Napoleonic Wars.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although the embargo was successful in preventing war, its negative consequences forced President Jefferson and Congress to consider repealing the measure. The American economy was suffering and American public opinion turned against the embargo.