22 dic 1807 año - The Embargo Act
Descripción:
Passed by Jefferson, this act prohibited American ships from leaving the United States for any foreign port anywhere in the world. Effectively, the act caused a depression throughout the nation, especially affecting the merchants and shipowners of the Northeast (mostly Federalists).
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22 dic 1807 año
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~ 216 years ago