Question

1. the nonintercourse act allowed trade with all countries except ______________ and __________.
2. one major difference between the embargo act and the nonintercourse act is that the embargo act stopped trade with ________________.
3. the nonintercourse act was created to ________________ the problems caused by the embargo act.

Explanation:

Question 15

The Nonintercourse Act (1809) allowed trade with all countries except Britain and France. This was a modification of the Embargo Act (1807) which had stopped all foreign trade, and the Nonintercourse Act targeted only the nations (Britain and France) that were causing issues with U.S. shipping during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Embargo Act (1807) stopped trade with all foreign nations. The Nonintercourse Act (1809) was more targeted, only stopping trade with Britain and France (while allowing trade with other countries). So the key difference is the scope of the trade restriction: the Embargo Act was a total ban on foreign trade, and the Nonintercourse Act was a partial ban (only against Britain and France).

The Nonintercourse Act was created to address (or solve) the problems caused by the Embargo Act. The Embargo Act had hurt the U.S. economy by stopping all foreign trade, so the Nonintercourse Act was a policy change to mitigate those negative effects (by only restricting trade with Britain and France, not all countries) and try to resolve the issues (like economic hardship, smuggling, and political unrest) that the Embargo Act had created.

Answer:

Britain, France

Question 16