The purpose of the petition sent to king george 3 by the first continental congress was to

prevent a rebelion from the colons and we all know how badly that plan failed lol :P

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.