Embargo Act

What was the Embargo Act?

• No taxes on imports

• Americans were not allowed to trade with any other country

The Embargo Act hurt the United States Economy.

• True

• False

One of the goals of Jefferson's Embargo Act was to avoid a war with

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Russia

Which U.S. Policy came first

• Embargo Act

• Nonintercourse Act

• Monroe Doctrine

Which U.S. policy came after the Embargo Act

• Monroe Doctrine

• Nonintercourse Act

law banning American businesses from doing any foreign trade

• Embargo Act

• Neutrality Proclamation

• Financial Plan

• Alien Acts

a ban on trade

• Tariff

• Embargo

• Impressment

• Precedent

What year was the Embargo Act enacted?

• 1805

• 1807

• 1809

• 1811

Which U.S. President was responsible for the Embargo Act?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

The Embargo Act was primarily aimed at which two countries?

• France and Spain

• Great Britain and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Russia and Prussia