The American Embargo, 1807-1809 - With Particular Reference to Its Effect on Industry #232641

During the troubled days following the Revolutionary \var and the winning Of independence, American industry remained in an unsettled condition. Few powers cared to make treaties with a country which was a single nation one day and thirteen nations on the next. After the adoption of the Constitution, however, conditions grew more stable, industry improved, and the new republic began to command respect abroad.