The Industrial Revolution was initiated by President Thomas Jefferson as a means of hurting the economies’of France and Britain so that they would stop pushing the U.S. to join the Napoleonic War. President Jefferson stopped trade between the United Staes and other countries in order to destabilize their economies, however, this resulted in the opposite of what was intended. Britain and France’s economies continued to thrive but the U.S.’ economy suffered a significant drawback as a result of the isolation (Mantoux, 2015). There was a severe economic depression characterized by high unemployment, companies making huge losses and bankruptcy.