THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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banned all U.S. imports and exports
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increased the amount of exports to France
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placed a heavy tax on all imported goods
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led to war with England
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -Agricultural prices and earnings fell. Shipping-related industries were devastated. Existing markets were wrecked. Unemployment increased.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress.