The Embargo Act had several negative consequences. It caused the prices of American agricultural goods to plummet, leading to widespread economic hardship in the agrarian South and West. It also disrupted trade with the Native Americans, who relied on American goods for their livelihood. The act also angered many Federalist merchants and shipowners, who saw it as an attack on their livelihoods.
The Embargo Act was eventually repealed in 1809, but the damage had been done. The act had severely damaged the American economy and had further alienated Federalists from the Republican-dominated federal government. The act also contributed to the growing tensions between the United States and Britain, which would eventually lead to the War of 1812.