US Embargo Act against Britain and France

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

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Legislation (Bills, Acts, Laws ...)

Dates

Date of occurrence 1807-12-22-1809

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France (Location)
United Kingdom (Location)
United States (Location)

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U.S. Embargo Act as reprisal for French and British restrictions and, for the Chesapeake Incident, by which the U.S. withholds raw materials and finished products with idea of forcing belligerents to end the wars.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "US Embargo Act against Britain and France". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1162, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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