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Chronology
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Thomas Jefferson elected president
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Adams makes "midnight" appointments of federal judges
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Judiciary Act is repealed
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Louisiana Purchase concluded with France
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Chief Justice John Marshall rules on Marbury v. Madison; sets precedent for judicial review
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Lewis and Clark explore the Northwest
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Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel
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Jefferson elected to second term
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Justin Samuel Chase aqcuitted by Senate
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Burr is tried for conspiracy
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Embargo Act passed
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Embargo is repealed; Non Intercourse act passed
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Harrison defeats Indians at Tippecanoe
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Declaration of war against Great Britain
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Madison elected to second term, defeating De Witt Clinton of New York
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Perry destroys British fleet at battle of Put-In-Bay
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Jackson crushes Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend
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British marines burn Washington D.C
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Hartford Convention meets to recommend constitutional changes
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Treaty of Ghent ends Wars ends War of 1812
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Jackson routs Britih at Battle of New Orleans