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Thomas Jefferson banned all the trade with foreign countries because British had attacked US ships.

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What did thomas Jefferson hope to accomplish by passin the embargo act?

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Who implemented an economic embargo in 1807 in an effort to avoid war?

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How did Jefferson try to stop France and Britain from seizing American ships?

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Jefferson's response to British and French interference with American shipping was?

Instead of declaring war, Jefferson asked congress to pass legislation that would stop all foreign trade. "Peaceable coercion," as the president described hi policy, would prevent further bloodshed. In December, congress passed the EMBARGO ACT OF 1807. American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports. The Act also closed American ports to British ships.


How did Navigation Acts effect trade between Britain and its colonies?

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What did Jefferson do to try to stop impressment?

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What will happen when trade with other countries stop?

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