You've just read emma leconte's description of the devastation of her city, columbia, south carolina. in a three-paragraph position paper, state whether you support sherman's military action or whether you disagree with the brutality that leconte writes about. is all fair in love and war?

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.