A window air conditioning unit will generally suffice to keep a smaller home cool on warm spring and summer days. The cost to install a window air conditioner averages between $150 and $300, depending on the size you need. Installing a window air conditioning unit can bring added comfort for a reasonable price, but it will be less powerful than a central air conditioning system.
Thomas Jefferson was president when the Embargo Act of 1807 was passed.
Anderson, Alexander: Embargo Embargo, etching by Alexander Anderson, reflecting a hostile reaction to the Embargo Act of 1807. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. By 1805 the struggle between England and France had degenerated into a war of economic retribution, as each side attempted to starve the other into submission.