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What effect did the passing of the Embargo Act of 1807 by Jefferson have upon the United States?

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It was to help ships form being captured in foreign ports but it didn’t help and it eventually led to the war

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American president Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-‐Republican party) led Congress to pass the Embargo Act of 1807. Effects on American shipping and markets: Agricultural prices and earnings fell. Shipping-related industries were devastated.

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