What did the Embargo Act do? It closed American ports to trade shipping with Britain and France
It opened American ports to shipping from all other countries.
It helped Americans to buy and sell more products from Britain.

The nineteenth century was an era of great inventions in the united states. look at the list of inventions below and order them from most to least important (in your opinion). then explain why you ranked the top three inventions as most important. 1834: refrigerator invented by jacob perkins 1837: morse code invented by samuel morse 1853: elevator invented by elisha graves otis 1873: typewriter invented by christopher latham sholes 1876: telephone invented by alexander graham bell 1877: gramophone invented by thomas edison 1879: light bulb invented by thomas edison 1886: dishwasher invented by josephine cochran

The chinese exclusion act was the first significant law restricting immigration into the united states. why do you think the us government singled out chinese immigrants in particular for exclusion?

What affects did the great depression have on americans