Embargo+Act

   = = = = = = =**Embargo Act** =

 The Embargo act was a law passed in December 22,1807, by the US Congress. It restricted trading with other nations during the Napoleonic Wars. The result of this act was a big economical fall for the US. 



  **Why it was Passed**
<span style="color: rgb(31, 59, 234);"> The Embargo Act was passed to restrict trading between other nations and the U.S. because America didn't want to risk losing ships to the British Navy. The Americans had to lay down some limits in order for this to not happen. The Embargo Act was a statement that Jefferson hoped would persuade Britain and France to stop restricting America's trade and goods. A lot of Merchants, Sailors, and Sea Captains were very angry at this Act, because they had to watch their ships rot away.

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<span style="color: rgb(15, 1, 10);"><span style="color: rgb(15, 34, 245);"> Farmers, Merchants, and Sea Captains
<span style="color: rgb(15, 1, 10);"><span style="color: rgb(31, 59, 234);"> <span style="color: rgb(31, 59, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(15, 1, 10);">The most of all the people who were hurt by this act were the Farmers. The Farmers made their money of of selling crops to other nations and the Embargo Act hurt their prophets serverly. Then this led to __<span style="color: rgb(232, 2, 14);">ILLEGAL TRADING __ took place between farmers,merchants, and Sea Captains. The farmers thought that this was unfair and unreasonable for the government to do.<span style="color: rgb(5, 27, 214);"> The merchants were also hit badly by this act. Since they made their living off of trade it was an economic fall for them. The merchants were also very angry with this act. A lot of merchants went poor from this act. The merchants were not happy at all with the result of this act. Merchants were cut off from all other countries by this act and the other countries propheted more than the US. Ship Captains were more well off than the others, but still suffered. The economy in the United States was damaged because the people couldn't sell their products freely.

<span style="color: rgb(31, 59, 234);">Other Countries
It was not just America that suffered from this act. It was also some countries. The American goods were sold to other countries around the world. If the American goods were not being let out hen the other countries would lose a lot of money and then their economy would drop as well. By doing this act the whole world suffered. Some of the countries got very angry at Jefferson. T he embargo act lead to total US destruction. T he embargo act was one of the most worst things America could have done to itself in years, especaly at this time.

<span style="color: rgb(31, 59, 234);">People of America
The people of America were very angry at Jefferson because most of their jobs depended on selling and trading goods. Some of the people with the farms, boats, and merchandise, thought Jefferson was only thinking of himself because he always had money from being President. A lot of people started buying and selling to foreign nations illegally By stopping exports many this act caused many sailors to lose their jobs. The people thought this act was unconstitutional. Most of the people wanted Jefferson to end this act. To Jefferson the theory was, that if American ships didn't trade with other nations the captain and crew would not have to be forced into the British army and to repeale it would lead to trouble, in Jefferson's mind.

Aftermath of The Embargo Act
The aftermath of the embargo act resulted with Jefferson closing the act. He closed the act because it was hurting the US more than it was hurting the other nations. It was replaced by the Non-Intercourse Act which lifted all embargo's except those on Britain and France.<span style="color: rgb(31, 59, 234);"> This was a terrible thing for the US economy. All the nations, besides Britain and France were glad to trade with the US again. They were glad because the act not only hurt this US economy but theirs as well.

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