Under ________, exports were totally prohibited and only foreign vessels were allowed to import goods to America.
A) the Non-Intercourse Act
B) the Embargo Act
C) Macon's Bill Number Two
D) the Berlin and Milan Decrees

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The Embargo Act of 1807 was the legislation under which exports from the United States were prohibited, and it also restricted imports to being carried only by foreign vessels. This was part of an effort by President Thomas Jefferson to avoid war and to exert economic pressure on Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars.

Under ________, Exports Were Totally Prohibited and Only Foreign Vessels