How was the embargo act like washington’s process of neutrality?

President Thomas Jefferson hoped that the Embargo Act of 1807 would help 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.

if i am correct the answer is going to be a) the federal program of reconstruction ended.

it is a : ) always outside of government control