The french and indian war was fought by the french and the native americans against the british and the colonists. they were fighting over control of the ohio river valley. the british and the colonists won the war. as a result, the gave canada and most of the land east of the mississippi to the

The embargo act of 1807  was a law passed 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. in 1806, france passed a law that prohibited trade between neutral parties, like the u.s., and britain.