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| − | Britain and other European nations. Napoleon called this policy the Continental |
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| − | System because it was supposed to make continental Europe more self-suffi- |
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| − | In November 1806, Napoleon set up a blockade—a |
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| − | Napoleon’s blockade, however, was not nearly tight |
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| − | enough. Aided by the British, smugglers managed to bring |
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| − | cargo from Britain into Europe. At times, Napoleon’s allies |
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| − | also disregarded the blockade. Even members of Napoleon’s |
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| − | family defied the policy, including his brother, Louis, whom |
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| − | he had made king of Holland. While the blockade weakened |
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| − | British trade, it did not destroy it. In addition, Britain |
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| − | responded with its own blockade. And because the British |
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| − | had a stronger navy, they were better able than the French to |
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| − | make the blockade work. |
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| − | To enforce the blockade, the British navy stopped neutral |
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| − | ships bound for the continent and forced them to sail to a |
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| − | British port to be searched and taxed. American ships were |
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| − | among those stopped by the British navy. Angered, the U.S. |
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 12 March 2021
New cover
Original cover
page 10 & 11
page 20, image insert
page 29
page 30, image insert
page 99
page 147
page 165
page 167, image insert
page 209, image insert
page 225
page 308, image insert
page 309
page 310
page 311
page 312
page 313
page 314
page 315
page 316
page 317
page 318
page 324
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