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Louisana Purchase
The United States purchased more than 529,911,680 acres of land from France in 1803 for about 3 cents an acre. The total value of the deal was $15 million.The amount of land involved doubled the size of the United States at the time. -
Burr conspiracy
One of the most high-profile national cases of Jefferson's presidency, and was rife with conspiracy theories. In the end, John Marshall, then chief justice of the Supreme Court, guided the jury to a verdict of not guilty, establishing strict evidentiary requirements for treason under the constitution and effectively preventing it from becoming a tool of political persecution. The decision was highly regarded by later generations as a major judicial victory. -
Embargo Act of 1807
The embargo act of 1807 was an economic act enacted by the United States to maintain its neutrality and sovereignty in the trade rivalry between Britain and France. However, the American economy declined with the enactment of the embargo, and the act was finally lifted in 1809.
