THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENT MADISON
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To stop Native American attacks on the frontier
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Limit the number of foreign goods imported in the U.S.
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To speed up industrialization
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To stop trade with Britian to make them respect our neutral rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -The diplomatic neutrality of the United States was tested during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The warring nations of Britain and France both imposed trade restrictions in order to weaken each other’s economies. These restrictions also disrupted American trade and threatened American neutrality.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jefferson’s Embargo Act outlawed trade between America and any foreign port, effectively closing in the American economy. The Embargo Act was one of the major factors leading up to the War of 1812 as it ended up increasing the hostilities that already existed between America and Britain.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -How did the British and French violate American Neutrality? They both stopped American ships and forced the American sailors to serve on British and French ships.