Non-Intercourse Act (1809)
In the last sixteen days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809. This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. Its intent was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. Like its predecessor, the Embargo Act, it was mostly ineffective, and contributed to the coming of the War of 1812. In addition, it seriously damaged the economy of the United States.[1] The Non-Intercourse Act was followed by Macon's Bill Number 2. Despite hurting the economy as a whole, the bill did help America begin to industrialize, as no British manufactured goods could be imported, so these goods instead had to be produced domestically.[2]
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| Long title | An Act to interdict the commercial trade between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies; and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | the replacement for the embargo act |
| Enacted by | the 10th United States Congress |
| Effective | March 7, 1809 |
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| Public law | Pub.L. 10–24 |
| Statutes at Large | 2 Stat. 528 |
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| Acts repealed | Non-importation Act |
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| Origins of the War of 1812 |
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References
- United States Non-Intercourse Act - March 1, 1809 Rockcastle Karst Conservancy
- Heidler, David Stephen; Heidler, Jeanne T. (2004). Encyclopedia of the War of 1812. pp. 390–91. ISBN 9781591143628.
External links
- 10th U.S. Congress (December 26, 1808). "House Bill 26 - Commercial Intercourse Between the United States, Great Britain, and France". American Memory. Library of Congress.
- 10th U.S. Congress (February 11, 1809). "House Bill 64 - Commercial Intercourse Between the United States, Great Britain, and France". American Memory. Library of Congress.