Title

The Effects of the Embargo of 1807 on the District of Maine

Authors

Blakely Brooks Babcock

Files

Description

The Embargo of 1807 was passed by the United States Congress on December 22nd 1807. It marked the culmination of American attempts to deal effectively with the warring powers of Europe and to prevent their depredations on American ships and seamen. With all foreign trade cut off and coastal trade increasingly difficult, much of Maine's economic life was at a standstill for the duration of the fourteen-month embargo. The restrictive laws came at a time the District of Maine was engaged in a profitable and growing trade with ports all over the world.

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Publication Date

1963

Keywords

Maine history

Disciplines

United States History

Comments

Univ_1963_B114_Embargo_of_1807_on_Maine

A Gift of the author, Blakely Brooks Babcock to Special Collections.

Recommended Citation

Babcock, Blakely Brooks, "The Effects of the Embargo of 1807 on the District of Maine" (1963). Maine Bicentennial. 117.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/117