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Thomas Jefferson was a staunch advocate to free trade and he promoted the ability of American vessels to trade at any port in the world. In December 1807, however, he persuaded Congress to enact the Embargo Act to ban American vessels from sailing to foreign ports. Categorize the statements below between the deliberate intentions for the embargo (what Jefferson hoped to achieve), and what actual effects the Embargo had. Not all options will be used.

a. stop European interference with American shipping
b. decrease incidences of impressment
c. devastation of the economies of American port cities
d. decrease exports from America to Europe

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The Embargo Act was encouraged by Thomas Jefferson because he hoped it would:

  • a. stop European interference with American shipping
  • b. decrease incidences of impressment

In the end it failed because it led to:

  • c. devastation of the economies of American port cities
  • d. decrease exports from America to Europe

The Napoleonic Wars saw Britain fight against France and to increase manpower, the British were impressing American sailors. Both the French and British were also seizing American ships sailing to either countries.

Thomas Jefferson got Congress to pass the Embargo Act which stopped shipping to other countries because he hoped the British would then stop impressing American sailors and that American ships will no longer be seized.

The policy failed because American exports dropped to Europe and the port cities that relied on exporting to Europe saw widespread economic devastation.

In conclusion, the Embargo Act was passed with good intentions but was a complete failure.

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