Posts Tagged ‘Inscribed teapot supporting the Embargo Act of 1807’

In the U.S., the Chesapeake incident caused a political firestorm and President Jefferson was forced to act. This was a period during which he had defunded the U.S. Navy despite the continual impressment of U.S. merchant seamen. For the record, between 1800 and 1812, 15,000+ U.S. citizens were forced to serve in the Royal Navy.