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EC - 1804 to 1808

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America; A Nut Cracked Neutral

Jefferson wins re-election defeating Charles Pinkney 162 to 14 in the electoral college and 72% of the popular vote

WARS BETWEEN BRITAIN and FRANCE RESUME AFTER 2 YEAR HIATUS

Napoleon is getting the upper hand on the land

Great Britain is dominating the seas - Both countries tried to stop the other from getting supplies from other nations – from neutral nations

1805 France issues the Berlin-Milan Decree	1805 Britian Issues the Orders in Council
What did it do? Closed ALL European ports to trade with Britain. The French seized any ship going from the continent to Great Britain	What did it do? Restricted trade of neutral countries. Set up a blockade between America and the continent

The Chesapeake–Leopard Affair was a naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on 22 June 1807, between the British warship HMS Leopard and American frigate USS Chesapeake, when the crew of the Leopard pursued, attacked and boarded the American frigate looking for deserters from the Royal Navy.

The Hated Embargo

The Embargo Act hurt some…SUCH AS

#1 Merchants in New England (wealthy people in NE)

#2 Shippers and people who ran the ports (who were mostly Federalists)

In New England the states refused to enforce the act there weren’t enough Federal Officials to get the enforcement done they needed help from the states – and they didn’t get it Connecticut – called the act unconstitutional (Sound familiar???) smuggling was going on all over the north east THE ACT WAS A FLOP

1808- Jefferson took his cues from Washington and decided not to run again

1809 – a couple of days before Jefferson left office a new act was passed Non-Intercourse Act

What did it say? We could trade – just not with ports controlled by Britain or France