THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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It banned trade with ALL foreign nations
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It banned trade with Britain and France
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The Embargo was a disaster as the American economy suffered and Britain bought goods from other nations
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Jefferson and Congress passed it to pressure Britain and France to stop attacking American ships
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which was not true of the Embargo Act of 1807? It banned trade only with Britain and France. Which was not true of the Republican Party in the early Republic? They were more sympathetic to England than were the Federalists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following was true of the Embargo Act of 1807? Americans were prohibited from sending ships to foreign ports.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.