<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In the last sixteen days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809 . This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports . Its 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 . The Non-Intercourse Act was followed by Macon's Bill Number 2 . Despite hurting the economy as a whole, the bill did help America begin to industrialize . As no British manufactured goods could be imported, these goods instead had to be produced domestically . </P>

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