The Embargo Act of 1808 ended all slave imports to Louisiana.

He enlarged federal power through the intrusively-enforced Embargo Act of 1807.

Intended to avoid war, the Embargo Act only compounded matters that led to war.

Before he took office the Embargo Act was repealed.

In the end, he chose an economic option: the Embargo Act of 1807.

A federal district court ruled in 1808 that the Embargo Act was constitutional.

Neither state attempted to block enforcement of the Embargo Act, so nullification did not come to a legal test.

However, none of these states actually passed a resolution nullifying the Embargo Act.

The incident eventually led to the Embargo Act of 1807.

The Embargo Act was signed into law on December 22, 1807.