HST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 53: Embargo Act Of 1807, Spanish Texas, Continental System
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A suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians, and army officers allegedly led by former u. s. vice president _____. _____"s goal was to create an independent nation in the center of north america and/or present-day southwest and parts of present-day mexico. _______"s version was that he intended to take possession of, and farm, 40,000 acres (160 km ) in the. Texas territory leased to him by the spanish crown. Jefferson ordered ______ arrested and indicted for treason. _______ was acquitted of treason, but the trial destroyed his already faltering political career. Napoleon"s attempt to stop britain"s export and re-export trade with europe and it was outlined in two decrees issued by the emperor. Berlin decrees (nov. 1806), declared by france, which declared that britain was in a state of blockade and that no vessel coming directly from britain or her colonies would be allowed into any port under french control.
