The Orders in Council were decrees made by the British Crown during the Napoleonic Wars to restrict neutral countries' trade with France.
Think of it as if you're playing a game of Monopoly, and suddenly one player (Britain) changes the rules so that no one can trade properties with another player (France), affecting everyone else's strategies.
Napoleonic Wars: A series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire against several European powers.
Continental System: Napoleon’s policy aimed at damaging Britain’s economy by restricting its trade with other European nations.
Non-Intercourse Act: An American law replacing the Embargo Act of 1807, reopening trade with all nations except Britain and France.
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