American industry itself
The US was hurt most by the Embargo Act of 1807. The act restricted trade to England and was imposed by President Thomas Jefferson.
American industry itself
Thomas Jefferson enforced the Embargo Act.
Embargo Act
The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 replaced the Embargo Act of 1807.
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American industry itself
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act put in place by the United States was meant to hurt the British and French. The Embargo Act however ended up hurting the United States the most because they couldn't trade for what they needed with the British and French.
Embargo Act was the law not restricts trading business with other countries. Many countries suffered with this act, however, most of the negative blow was with the United States.
American merchants were hurt by the Embargo Act more than Britain and France.
America would not trade with Britain until it ended impressment
The oil embargo
Thomas Jefferson's attempted solution, an embargo upon American shipping, worked badly and was unpopular
The Embargo hurt Britain and France. Americans, however, suffered even more. Exports dropped from $108 million in 1807 to $22 million in 1808. American sailors had no work. Farmers lost money because they could not ship wheat overseas. Docks in the South were piled high with cotton and tobacco. The Embargo Act hurt New England merchants most of all, and they protested loudly.
Embargo Act of 1807
it practically stopped trade between America and Europe
The United States because we were not getting our foreign goods, but they were still trading and shipping with other foreign countries