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How was embargo an alternative to war?

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Thomas Jefferson who favored an embargo rathern than war with Britain. That led to the Embargo Act, passed in 1807 by Congress. Iyt was ment to punish Britain and French resaulting in them loosing a huge amount of money.

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Thomas Jefferson who favored an embargo rathern than war with Britain. That led to the Embargo Act, passed in 1807 by Congress. Iyt was ment to punish Britain and French resaulting in them loosing a huge amount of money.

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