Jefferson had hoped to continue the embargo a little longer and with more powers to enforce it. He was not satisfied with the final bill. But he signed it anyway on March 1. Three days later, the 15-month-old embargo was dead. And the United States had a new president.
The election of 1808 and Jefferson’s final days as president will be our story next week.
I’m Steve Ember, inviting you to join us each week for The Making of a Nation — our American history program from VOA Learning English.
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