He was trying to avoid getting involved in a war. :)
Thomas Jefferson was president when the Embargo Act of 1807 was passed.
Thomas Jefferson was president when the Embargo Act of 1807 was passed.
President Thomas Jefferson imposed a ban on all trade in 1807. It was known as the Embargo of 1807.
Jefferson preferred the embargo act of 1807 to because he hoped that it would prevent a war between the United States and Britain.
The Embargo Act was signed by President Jefferson in 1807. It prohibited trade for U.S. ships in any foreign port.
American industry itself
The embargo of 1807 was a series of laws that were passed as Jefferson's effort to stop trade with England and France.
encouraged rapid growth in American manufacturing
December 22, 1807 was when Jefferson signed it into law.
embargo act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807.
Thomas Jefferson was known for passing the Embargo Act of 1807. There is other little acts such as the Supplementary which can be found in the Embargo Act.