The effect that the Embargo Act had on the American economy back in 1807 was that it almost destroyed the American economy. This is because the Act restricted ships to leave US ports and to export anything, leading to the rise of unemployment and low economic activity due to less trading.
Throughout 1849, people around the United States (mostly men) borrowed money, mortgaged their property or spent their life savings to make the arduous journey to California. In pursuit of the kind of wealth they had never dreamed of, they left their families and hometowns; in turn, women left behind took on new responsibilities such as running farms or businesses and caring for their children alone. Thousands of would-be gold miners, known as ’49ers, traveled overland across the mountains or by sea, sailing to Panama or even around Cape Horn, the southernmost point of South America.
Was to give the traditional rights of citizens of England.
