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| Long title | An Act to interdict the commercial trade between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies; and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | the replacement for the embargo act |
| Enacted by | the10th United States Congress |
| Effective | March 7, 1809 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 10–24 |
| Statutes at Large | 2 Stat. 528 |
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| Acts repealed | Non-importation Act |
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| United States Supreme Court cases | |
| Cargo of the Brig Aurora v. United States,11 U.S.382 (1813) | |
TheNon-Intercourse Act of March 1809 lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound forBritish orFrench ports.
Enacted in the last sixteen days of PresidentThomas Jefferson'spresidency by the10th Congress to replace theEmbargo Act of 1807, the almost unenforceable law's intent was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. Like its predecessor, the Embargo Act, it was mostly ineffective, andcontributed to the coming of theWar of 1812. In addition, it seriously damaged theeconomy of the United States.[1] The Non-Intercourse Act was followed byMacon's Bill Number 2. Despite hurting the economy as a whole, the bill's prohibition on British manufactured goods stimulated domestic production and helped America begin toindustrialize.[2]
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