embargo act definition
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807, that prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.he embargo was replaced by the Non-Intercourse Act, which prohibited trade with only Britain and France. The government, however, soon began to realize that economic measures were not enough. America was on the path toward the War of 1812.