USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Congress passed the Embargo Act in December 1807 and Jefferson signed it into law on December 22, 1807. The president hoped that the act would prevent a war between the United States and Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early eighteen hundreds, Britain and France were at war with each other. The United States remained neutral. President Jefferson did not want to become involved in a war. He believed it would destroy all the progress he had made.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jefferson’s solution to the problems with Great Britain and France was to deny both countries American goods. In December 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act, which stopped exports and prohibited the departure of merchant ships for foreign ports.

Detailed explanation-4: -With the nation outraged, and many calling for war, Jefferson searched for a way to punish the British and French for their refusal to accept US neutrality while maintaining that very neutrality. His answer was the Embargo Act.

Detailed explanation-5: -President Thomas Jefferson hoped that the Embargo Act of 1807 would help 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.