The Chinese government exerts control over daily life in China. For example, it strictly controls access to , leading some to call these restrictions "The Great Firewall of China."

Commerce
The internet
Travel
Voting rights

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.