may 1, 1810 - Macon's Bill Number 2

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Macon's Bill Number 2, enacted in 1810, was legislation passed by the United States Congress intended to motivate Great Britain and France to stop seizing American vessels during the Napoleonic Wars. The bill reopened trade with both Britain and France, but offered that if either nation ceased attacks on American shipping, the United States would impose trade restrictions on the other, aiming to leverage economic pressure to protect American interests.

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