Macon's Bill Number 2
Macon's Bill No. 2, passed in
1810, lifted all embargoes, with
England or
France. If they stopped molesting
American
shipping, the United States would continue trading, but if they did not, the embargo would be restored. France stopped the infringement, but England did not, and the
War of 1812 ensued.
It responded to the ineffectiveness of the Non-Intercourse Act and the Embargo Act before it.