THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Nonintercourse Act
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Embargo Act
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Just prior to James Madison’s assumption of office, Congress passed the Non-Intercourse Act of 1809, which replaced Jefferson’s failed embargo. It allowed the resumption of world trade with the exclusion of trade with England and France, thus barring French and British vessels from American ports.
Detailed explanation-2: -Congress passed an embargo act in 1807 in retaliation, prohibiting U.S. vessels from trading with European nations, and later the Non-Intercourse Acts, aimed solely at France and Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -On December 22, 1807, President Thomas Jefferson (1801–09) signed the Embargo Act, which prohibited from leaving the United States ships destined for any foreign port. The legislation had been drawn up to pressure France and Britain.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Embargo Act of 1807 was an attempt by President Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. Congress to prohibit American ships from trading in foreign ports. It was intended to punish Britain and France for interfering with American trade while the two major European powers were at war with each other.