In 1807, the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced the Slave Trade Act, abolishing any form of slave trade in the British Empire, including in England. The Act did not outlaw slavery itself and slavery on English land remained legal until the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
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Edward I (Longshanks) of England. He was only an outlaw as far as the English king was concerned. Not an outlaw in Scotland.
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Yes, th embargo act of 1807 did indeed stop trade with England. There was a decrease in American production, because England could care less on whether or not America stopped trade with them.
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The embargo of 1807 was a series of laws that were passed as Jefferson's effort to stop trade with England and France.