why did the continental system fail
The continental system failed to destroy England's trade because Portugal was also cut off from trade with the rest of Europe, but it was right next to Spain, which was included in the continental system. So there was a lot of smuggling from England to Portugal and into Spain and other parts of Europe and vise versa.nswer: The Continental System was introduce by Napoleon in 1806 in an effort to bankrupt Great Britain (a nation of shopkeepers) by destroying its trade.