Some priests had to ensure that the people followed the religion and if the priests are extremists then they have to punish the people
They were weren’t that bad because they won
They thought it would bring them gold and land and welcome !
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.