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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 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.
Macon's Bill No. 2: U.S. act intended to compel Britain and France to stop seizing U.S. ships. 1810 Aug 5 prelude Cadore letter: 1811 Feb 2 prelude Trade with the United Kingdom closed 1811 Mar 10 prelude Henry letters: Fabricated letters caused diplomatic incident. 1811 May 16 prelude Little Belt affair: Military and diplomatic naval incident,
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.
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Morrison also believes Macon-Bibb County could leverage its $1.5 million for matching grants from organizations supporting racial reconciliation, such as the Trust for Public Land which aims to ...
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 President should proclaim the fact, and if within three months ...