The Embargo Act of 1807 was depicted as a snapping turtle in a contemporary political cartoon. “Ograbme” is “embargo spelled backwards. Image via Library of Congress Vermonters weren’t ...

In one of his first executive orders, President Trump ordered a report on the U.S. southern border that may or may not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act.

One of President Donald Trump’s first executive orders mentions the potential use of the Insurrection Act of 1807 to carry out his immigration policies. The act allows presidents to call on ...

As a result, Secretary of State James Madison and President Thomas Jefferson crafted the Embargo Act of 1807, which Congress passed. Madison and Jefferson sought a non-violent method to assert ...

Early American industry was limited to small-scale, home-based production until the Embargo Act of 1807 and the War of 1812 spurred local manufacturing. Key developments included Slater's Mill, which ...