How was Alexander III similar to Nicholas I?

Like his grandfather Nicholas I, Alexander III clung to the principles of autocracy, a form of government in which he had total power.

Like his grandfather Nicholas I, Alexander III clung to the principles of autocracy, a form of government in which he had total power.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.