According to the introductory video in section 9.4,Moses Austin could not export the lead his company mined because of the __________.

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The Embargo Act, which was passed in 1807, prohibited American ships from trading with foreign ports. This meant that Moses Austin's company could not export the lead they had mined, causing financial difficulties for the company. The Revolution of 1800 refers to the peaceful transfer of power from the Federalist Party to the Democratic-Republican Party, and did not impact Moses Austin's mining business. The French Revolution occurred in the 1790s and also did not impact Austin's business. The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party and also occurred before Moses Austin's mining business.

According to the Introductory Video in Section 9