THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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Bans trade with another country
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Bans buying exports only
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Allows trade with a country
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Allows ships to attack merchants
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Detailed explanation-1: -An embargo (from the Spanish embargo, meaning hindrance, obstruction, etc. in a general sense, a trading ban in trade terminology and literally “distraint” in juridic parlance) is the partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country/state or a group of countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -An embargo is a trade restriction, typically adopted by a government, a group of countries or an international organization as an economic sanction. Embargoes can bar all trade, or may apply only to some of it, for example to arms imports.
Detailed explanation-3: -The purpose of the embargo is to give journalists time to reflect on the material and seek expert reaction before reporting to the general public, and to avoid giving preferential treatment to any one news source.
Detailed explanation-4: -Embargoes are a method of controlling traffic movements when, in the judgment of the serving railroad, accumulations, threatened congestion or other interference with operation warrant temporary restrictions against such movements.