Indiana. The state's name means Indian Land or Land of the Indians, named so for the Indian tribes that lived there when white settlers arrived. While its meaning might be simple enough, the way it got the name is a little more interesting.
President Asks Congress to Lift the Embargo Against Cuba. President Obama asked Congress to begin to lift the embargo against Cuba during the State of the Union address this evening. In Cuba, we are ending a policy that was long past its expiration date.
It was four days later that the United States Congress passed the Embargo Act of 1807, on December 21, 1807, making the Non-Importation Act obsolete. Jefferson continued to support the Embargo Act. He saw it as an alternative to war, and he wanted to keep the United States out of conflict for as long as possible. However, some changes needed to be made. Three such changes were passed in Congress over the course of 1807 and 1808.