Prelude to War: The Embargo of 1807 and the Black Snake Affair

The War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley: On Land, On the Water, and Under the Water
CONTOIS AUDITORIUM, BURLINGTON, VT
Sept. 26, 2014

President Thomas Jefferson's ill-conceived Embargo suddenly made all trade northwards illegal causing great distress for Vermonters. Wide-scale smuggling ensued and continued on, despite the murders of three officals in 1808, for the next several years and which greatly aided the British during the war.