the Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was general trade sanctions imposed on all foreign countries enacted by the United States Congress. Approved as a successor or replacement law to the 1806 Non-Import Act and as a continuation of the Napoleonic Wars, it sought to prevent the influence of American sailors and to force Britain to respect American sovereignty and neutrality. But attempting to put pressure on France. And other countries for general diplomatic and economic leverage.
American shipping flourished in the first decade of the 19th century. During the Napoleonic Wars, rival nations Britain and France targeted neutral American shipping as a means of disrupting another nation's trade. European navies confiscate American merchants trading with "enemy nations". The British Royal Navy influenced American sailors of British descent or who had previously served on British ships, although they now claim to be US citizens with US documents. Incidents such as the Chesapeake-Leopard case have angered Americans.
Congress, which responded directly to these incidents, imposed the ban. President Thomas Jefferson acted sparingly, focusing on public support for retaliation and believing that the United States was militarily much weaker than Britain or France. He recommended that Congress respond to the trade war by appealing to Jefferson to be more proactive and to harm his domestic political opponents than his allies, regardless of its impact on European combatants. The 10th Congress was governed by its allies and ratified the law signed into law on December 22, 1807.
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