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Macon's Bill Number 2, [1] which became law in the United States on May 14, 1810, was intended to force Britain and France to cease intercepting American merchant ships during the Napoleonic Wars. This was a revision of the original bill by Representative Nathaniel Macon , known as Macon's Bill Number 1 .
The House of Representatives refused to recede and the bill was lost. On April 8, 1810, Congress brought in another bill, commonly known as Macon's Bill Number 2 even though Nathaniel Macon had nothing to do with this bill and did not support it, providing that if France or Great Britain should revoke her edicts before March 3 of the next year ...
The Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809 lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports.. Enacted in the last sixteen days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency by the 10th Congress to replace the Embargo Act of 1807, the almost unenforceable law’s intent was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France.
May 1 – Macon's Bill Number 2 becomes law, intending to motivate Britain and France to stop seizing American vessels during the Napoleonic Wars. June 4 – The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves is founded in Dedham, Massachusetts. June 23 – John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
In 1810, the government was ready to try yet another tactic of economic coercion, the desperate measure known as Macon's Bill Number 2. [21] The bill became law on May 1, 1810, and replaced the Non-Intercourse Act. It was an acknowledgment of the failure of economic pressure to coerce the European powers.
May 1, 1810 – Macon's Bill Number 2 becomes law. June 4, 1810 – The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves is founded in Dedham, Massachusetts. 1811: The Red River Colony is founded in Manitoba, Canada. March 22, 1811 – The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 for Manhattan is presented.
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This double threat created a difficult time for neutral nations like the United States. In response to this prohibition, the U.S. government adopted the Embargo Act of 1807 and eventually Macon's Bill Number 2. This embargo was designed as an economic counterattack to hurt Britain, but it proved even more damaging to American merchants.