They were engaged in Activism.
They were treated like they didnt mean anything to anyone because they were slaves. If you were a slave you were treated like an animal. There was a woman named Harriet Tubman and she risked her life over and over again trying to help slaves escape.
Joan of arc
Joan of Arc (1412-31), a teenage French peasant, successfully led a French force to break the siege.
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The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on 22 December 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.