Historical Event: The Embargo Act Of 1807

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Pradeep Bk Historical Event: The Embargo Act of 1807 The Embargo Act in the American History is known as the prohibition of American ships to trade on the international ports until the British and the French stop to seize the American ships. The act was signed in December 22, 1807 by the then president Thomas Jefferson. Although, the Embargo Act was enacted assuming that stopping to send the American products to the British, French, and their allied nations would eventually help the Americans to carry out the free trades worldwide, it curtailed the American markets and industries and consequently caused the huge economic downturn of America. As said in the textbook, “All told, American business activity declined by 75 percent from 1808 to 1809.” …show more content…

Hundreds of ships were useless, farmers’ crops and vegetables were rotten, and the workers of ships, merchants, and traders were becoming unemployed. Many people were suffering from starvation as huge inflation hit the American markets. The article published in Hartford Courant explained the cries of the victims of Embargo Act. The paper was written to describe the extreme dissatisfaction of local Americans towards the governmental action against the deed of Britain government. The article argued “To complain of the infringement of neutral rights upon the ocean by Britain, while all our rights are taken from us by our own government, is adding to the injury of a most destructive measure, an insult which impeaches the understanding of the nation.” The article seemed to reflect the general comprehension of local people towards the then government. It focused on how the carelessness and shortsightedness of government could hamper the comfort of whole nation and her citizens. Although, the article spoke about the consequences of Embargo Act on American lives, it missed to explain the circumstances they were responsible for its …show more content…

A ship coming from the foreign voyage was in the port of Charleston and that was destined to head towards port of Baltimore but due to the Embargo Act, the clearance was not permitted to the ship to carry on its voyage. Concerning the permission to be granted for clearance, there was a court case in which the independent judiciary clearly explained, the power to grant the clearance to that ship is vested on the Collector of the Charleston. And, since it was destined to the Baltimore, mandamus was ordered accordingly. This article gives the general insight how difficult it was to carry out the trades overseas during the Embargo

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