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Election
Thomas Jefferson vs. Aaron Burr. Jefferson won -
Lewis and Clark
President Thomas Jefferson sent the Corps out to explore the newly purchased territory -
Duel
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton's Duel. -
William Lloyd Garrison is born
Most determined abolitionist -
Election
James Madison vs. Charles Pinckney
Madison wins -
Battle of Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison led the battle against the British and Indians -
Battle of Lake Erie
Americans won -
Fort McHenry
British bombarded the fort for 25 hours, yet it withstood. Francis Scott Key penned the Star Spangled Banner from this event.