In the last sixteen days of President

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, the

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replaced the

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with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809. This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for

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or French ports. Its intent was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. Like its predecessor, the Embargo Act, it was mostly ineffective, and contributed to the coming of the

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. In addition, it seriously damaged the

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. The Non-Intercourse Act was followed by

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. Despite hurting the economy as a whole, the bill did help America begin to

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, as no British manufactured goods could be imported, so these goods instead had to be produced domestically.

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