THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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It enriched many southern cotton plantation owners
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It led to an increase in trade with the Native-American groups of the Ohio River Valley
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It led to a diplomatic crisis and, eventually, war with France
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It led to an increase in American manufacturing
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Detailed explanation-1: -The embargo was an unpopular and costly failure. It hurt the American economy far more than the British or French, and resulted in widespread smuggling. Exports fell from $108 million in 1807 to just $22 million in 1808. Farm prices fell sharply.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -How did the Embargo Act of 1807 affect the United States? It increased unemployment in the United States. What did British soldiers do once they entered Washington, D.C., in 1814? They set fire to much of the city, including the White House.
Detailed explanation-4: -At Jefferson’s request the two houses of Congress considered and passed the Embargo Act quickly in December 1807. All U.S. ports were closed to export shipping in either U.S. or foreign vessels, and restrictions were placed on imports from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Embargo act had no significant effect on British or France markets. America on the other hand was affected greatly. Prices and earnings fell, unemployment increased, smuggling was widely endorsed by the public, and there was an increase on the reliance of domestic manufacturing.