It affected society in that people wanted to conserve resources. They didn't want to be as wasteful and it helped improve the environment.
The Embargo Act of 1807 prevented US from exporting any goods. The goal was to make France and the UK take the US more seriously. The Embargo quickly failed as it bankrupted many American merchants and farmers while not heavily affecting the European powers. It was revoked on March 1, 1809.
An essay about after independence of Latin America which I can find sources easily for context. Latin America approached independence after a thoroughgoing ethnic and cultural transformation across a period of over three centuries. That process did not destroy the indigenous component.
The Negritude Movement was a movement among intellectuals of African descent who disliked colonialism and believed there should be solitude among people of African descent.
Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister of Ghana and led it to independence.
Jomo Kenyatta was the first leader of Kenya after it became independent.
Ahmed Ben Bella was the first President of Algeria.
Mobuto Sese Seko was the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1930-1997 and got rid of all the elements of colonialism in the country.
