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In response to British naval restrictions on American merchants, the US Congress passed the Jefferson-sponsored __________ Act of 1807.

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Jefferson enacted the Embargo Act of 1807, prohibiting all American ships from trading in any foreign ports.
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Embargo Act
It restricted ships from entering US harbors

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