US Embargo Act against Britain and France

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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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://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1162, accessed 23 November 2024.]

1162 US Embargo Act against Britain and France 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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