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THE EMBARGO
By Christian
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- Orders in Council- Continental System- Impressments on U.S. ships
CAUSES
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Orders in Council
- The Orders in Council were given by the British gov’t to be used to ratify treaties, declare the end of a state of war, or appoint civil service commissioners.
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Continental System
• Scheme adopted by Napoleon• Prohibited trade with Great Britain, Britain’s allies, and neutrals
• Special licenses were needed for trade
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Impressments on U.S. ships• England’s forcible enrollment
of recruits for military duty• Taking goods and utilities from the ships
• Using our own ships against us
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EFFECTS
• America hurt economically• Nonintercourse Act was issued• Macon’s Bill No. 2
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• Merchants saw their ships rot while their income skyrocketed down as well.
» Britain and France were able to stay strong while America suffered the big blow
Economic Hurt
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Nonintercourse Act
• Lifted all embargoes on American shipping except those of Britain and France.
• Intent was to stay strong economically for us while damaging Britain and France
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Macon’s Bill No. 2
• Designed to top restrictions from Britain and France
• Substitute form for unsuccessful Nonintercourse Act