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Following the American Revolution, the French offered passage across the Atlantic Ocean for a couple of years. After that deal ran out, the British began impressing American merchant sailors and navy ships; this meant that they captured the ships, took sailors captive, and forced them to work for their navy.
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The Embargo Act stopped European imports from coming into America and stopped American exports from entering European countries. This act actually hurt the United States most.
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James Madison was elected president in the election of 1808, following Thomas Jefferson.
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