True. They supported it because it led them to new creations.
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a lawpassed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. ... French warships soon began seizing American merchant ships.
Patricians had more power, and they created laws to keep plebians down. Plebians had less power, and they were always trying to rise.
