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The Embargo Act of 1807 was an attempt by President Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. Congress to prohibit American ships from trading in foreign ports. It was intended to punish Britain and France for interfering with American trade while the two major European powers were at war with each other.Effects on American shipping and markets: Agricultural prices and earnings fell. Shipping-related industries were devastated. Existing markets were wrecked.The Embargo Act, passed by Congress on 22 December 1807.The Embargo Act hurt American merchants because when the act was passed, they lost a lot of their money which was in trade with Britain.
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Juan Ponce de Leon.
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Spanish explorer and conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon was the first founder of European settlement in Puerto Rico and also became its first governor. He was also known for being the first European explorer to lead an expedition to Florida.
Ponce de Lion was also a successful gold miner who helped discover many gold mines. While in pursuit of a fountain of youth rumored to be found in an island of Bimini, he led an expedition to the coast of what would be known later as Florida. But he was killed by an Indian's poisoned arrow while trying to colonize that land.
One that that historiography suggests about history is that history will always be open to interpretation.
