Handout D: Embargo Act Discussion Questions
- What was the Embargo Act of 1807? Why do you think President Jefferson and others thought it was necessary to sign this act into law?
- What was the end result of the Embargo Act? Do you think the U.S. could have made Great Britain and France aware of the importance of American imports without resorting to an embargo?
- What similarities between the Embargo Act and the current economic tension between the U.S. and China do you see? How do they differ?
- What lessons can we take from the failed Embargo Act as the threat of a trade war looms near?