American merchants were hurt by the Embargo Act more than Britain and France.
The Embargo Act was unpopular because it restricted American businesses from exporting goods through ports and via ships. The Act hurt trade with foreign nations.
The United States because we were not getting our foreign goods, but they were still trading and shipping with other foreign countries
The Embargo Act didn't help anyone with trade and that hurt America more than it did Spain and France. The Non-Intercourse Act helped the U.S. states with trade and didn't help Spain or France.
The Embargo Act of 1807 did not effectively achieve its intended goals. The act aimed to pressure Britain and France to respect American neutrality, but instead, it hurt the American economy and led to widespread smuggling.
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.
The Embargo Act was unpopular because it restricted American businesses from exporting goods through ports and via ships. The Act hurt trade with foreign nations.
it practically stopped trade between America and Europe
America would not trade with Britain until it ended impressment
Embargo Act of 1807
The Non-Intercourse Act was passed in 1809 and replaced the Embargo Act of 1807. According to the Embargo Act, the United States was prohibited from exporting goods to any country. The Embargo Act was meant to punish France and Great Britain, but it actually hurt the United States more. Under the Non-Intercourse Act, the United States could trade with any country except France or Great Britain.
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.
The United States because we were not getting our foreign goods, but they were still trading and shipping with other foreign countries