The zhou dynasty was the first dynasty in china to claim that their rule was ordered by supernatural spirits. this was know as

This was known as THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN.

(GOOGLE:) (plural Mandates of Heaven) Any such mandate or blessing. The Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers would be allowed to rule with the Mandate of heaven, and despotic, unjust rulers would have the Mandate revoked.

^That basically means that the rulers of China would be allowed to rule by the Mandate Of Heaven, as was what the Chinese did at the time.

The embargo act of 1807  was a law passed by the united state congress and signed by president thomas jefferson on december 22,  1807. it prohibited american ships from trading in all foreign ports. in 1806, france passed a law that prohibited trade between neutral parties, like the u.s., and britain.