British Orders in Council of 1807

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The British Orders in Council of 1807 were a series of trade restrictions imposed by Britain during the Napoleonic Wars that sought to blockade France and its allies by controlling neutral shipping and maritime commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British foreign policy instrument ⓘ
Order in Council ⓘ
blockade regulation ⓘ
trade restriction measure ⓘ
affects American shipping ⓘ
Atlantic trade ⓘ
neutral maritime commerce ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British Empire ⓘ
causeOf deterioration of Anglo-American relations ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
contributedTo tensions leading to the War of 1812 ⓘ
countermeasureTo Continental System ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
economicPolicyType blockade policy ⓘ
protectionist trade policy ⓘ
follows earlier British Orders in Council of 1806 ⓘ
hasEffect disruption of neutral trade with Europe ⓘ
seizure of ships violating the orders ⓘ
strengthening of British control over sea-borne trade ⓘ
hasPurpose to control neutral shipping ⓘ
to enforce a maritime blockade of France and its allies ⓘ
to restrict maritime commerce with France ⓘ
to weaken France economically ⓘ
headOfGovernmentAtTimeOfIssuance William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
imposes blockade of French-controlled ports ⓘ
licensing requirements for neutral ships ⓘ
requirements to call at British ports ⓘ
requirements to pay duties to Britain ⓘ
restrictions on trade with France ⓘ
restrictions on trade with French allies ⓘ
issuedBy British Privy Council ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council

British government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm royal order issued by the Privy Council ⓘ
legalStatus binding on British subjects and ships under British control ⓘ
opposedBy American merchants ⓘ
United States ⓘ
neutral trading nations ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
politicalLeader King George III ⓘ
regulates maritime commerce ⓘ
neutral shipping ⓘ
trade with Napoleonic Europe ⓘ
relatedTo Napoleon’s Continental System ⓘ
linked to: Continental System
startTime 1807 ⓘ
temporalCoverage 1807 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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Berlin Decree → relatedDocument → British Orders in Council of 1807 ⓘ
Embargo Act of 1807 → reasonForEmbargo → British Orders in Council ⓘ
linked to: British Orders in Council of 1807
Atlantic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars → relatedTo → British Orders in Council ⓘ
linked to: British Orders in Council of 1807
Non-Importation Act of 1806 → relatedTo → British Orders in Council ⓘ
linked to: British Orders in Council of 1807
Macon's Bill Number 2 → relatedTo → British Orders in Council ⓘ
linked to: British Orders in Council of 1807
Chesapeake–Leopard affair → relatedTo → British Orders in Council ⓘ
linked to: British Orders in Council of 1807