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dec 22, 1807 - The Embargo Act

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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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dec 22, 1807
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~ 217 years ago