In your own
words, describe the Continental System.

The Continental System was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte, which saw to the French blockading Great Britain from having access to the rest of Europe. It also saw to trading routes for main European countries to trade in between each other. However, it was not as effective, as Great Britain had significantly better navy, which enhanced their blockade, as well as provided them with blockade runners. The Continental System, at the end, was a failure.

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