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Jefferson wins the presidential election
1800 Jefferson wins the presidential elections- The elections on the 1800s between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson was and an emotional hard fight where both sides thought that the other side would lead the nation’s to the destruction. Federalists attacked Jefferson as an un-Christian deist whose sympathy for the French Revolution would bring similar trouble and chaos to the United States. On the other side, the Democratic-Republicans denounced the strong centralization of federal power under Ad -
Jefferson inaugural speech.
March 4 1801 Jefferson’s inaugural speech (1st time): ‘’The morning began with a discharge of cannon from the company of Washington artillery, and at 10:00 the Alexandria company of riflemen joined them to parade in front of Conrad and McMunn’s boardinghouse, on New Jersey Avenue near the Capitol, where Jefferson was residing. At noon, dressed as “a plain citizen, without any distinctive badge of office,” the president-elect walked up Capitol Hill for the ceremony.’’ (http://jeffersonpapers.prin -
The Lousiana purchase
April 30 1803 The Louisiana Purchase-On April 30, 1803 the nation of France sold 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River to the young United States of America in a treaty commonly known as the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was an incredible deal for the United States, the final cost totaling less than five cents per acre at $15 million. France's land was mainly unexplored wilderness. -
Lewis and Clark's expedition
1804 on May 14 Lewis and Clark’s expedition- The Louisiana Territory barely known which means it was unexplored for the U.S. as well as for France. President Jefferson requested that Congress approve $2,500 for an exploratory expedition west. Once Congress approved this president Jefferson chose Meriwether as the captain of this expedition and it was mainly because he had some experience on going to the west. After this Lewis requested to have a co-captain which was another army officer called W -
The Embargo Act
1807 The Embargo Act- The neutrality of the United States was tested during the Napoleonic Wars. Both Britain and France imposed trade restrictions in order to weaken each other’s' economies. As time went on, harassment by the British of American ships increased. This included impressment and seizures of American men and goods. After the Chesapeake Affair, Thomas Jefferson was faced with a decision to make regarding the situation at hand. In the end, he chose an economic option: the Embargo Act -
War of 1812
War of 1812- The famous war of 1812 was fought primarily between the United States and Great Britain. The war began when the Americans declared war on Britain on June 18th 1812, and lasted until the beginning of 1815. The war of 1812 was officially over, after the signing of the treaty of Ghent on December 24th 1814, and was ratified by the US president on February 17th 1815. -
Indian Removal Act
May 28 1830 Indian Removal Act- the Indian Removal Act was a law that was passed during the presidency of Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The act led him to negotiate with the Native Americans in the southern states for the removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. The act was strongly supported by non-native people of the south, who were anxious to gain access to lands populated by the Five Civilized Tribes. Christian missionaries, mostly Jeremi
