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Why was the embargo act passed.?

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Answer:The act was Pres. Thomas Jefferson's response to British and French interference with neutral U.S. merchant ships during the Napoleonic Wars.

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The Embargo Act closed U.S. ports to ships inbound from Britain.

This was President Thomas Jeffersons reaction to British and French interference with U.S. merchant ships during the Napoleonic wars.

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