Non-Intercourse Act (1809)

Not to be confused with the Nonintercourse Act regarding trade with Native Americans.

Non-Intercourse Act (1809)

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.
Nicknames	the replacement for the embargo act
Enacted by	the 10th United States Congress
Effective	March 7, 1809
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 10–24
Statutes at Large	2 Stat. 528
Codification
Acts repealed	Non-importation Act
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 48 Passed the Senate on February 21, 1809 (21-12) Passed the House on February 27, 1809 (81-40) Signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson on March 1, 1809

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. Like its predecessor, the Embargo Act, it was mostly ineffective, and contributed to the coming of the War of 1812. In addition, it seriously damaged the economy of the United States.^[1] The Non-Intercourse Act was followed by Macon'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 to industrialize.^[2]

References

1. United States Non-Intercourse Act - March 1, 1809 Archived September 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Rockcastle Karst Conservancy
2. Heidler, David Stephen; Heidler, Jeanne T. (2004). Encyclopedia of the War of 1812. Naval Institute Press. pp. 390–91. ISBN 9781591143628.

External links

• 10th U.S. Congress (December 26, 1808). "House Bill 26 - Commercial Intercourse Between the United States, Great Britain, and France". American Memory. Library of Congress.
• 10th U.S. Congress (February 11, 1809). "House Bill 64 - Commercial Intercourse Between the United States, Great Britain, and France". American Memory. Library of Congress.