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Jefferson described the place as "big enough for two emperors, one pope, and the grand lama in the bargain."
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Jefferson's election had been known as the "Revolution of 1800." His election was the first time in the United States' history where a political party had passed on its power to the opposing party, in this case from the Federalists to the Democratic Republicans. Jefferson became the first president to be inaugurated in the city of Washington, D.C
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The excise taxes are repealed including that on whiskey.
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Jefferson establishes procedures by which territories created by the Ordinance in 1787 could become states.
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Ohio is accepted as a state of the United States of America, thereby increasing the number of state to 17.
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The case sets the precedent that the Supreme Court has the right to determine whether a congressional law is constitutional or not.
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Jefferson buys the Louisian Territory from France for $15 million. This purchase doubled the size of the US. The Democratic Republicans said the president had the power to purchase land since it fell underneath the power to create treaties.
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Jefferson organized an exploration party to map out and observe the newly acquired Louisian Purchase. Lewis and Clark explore all the way to the Pacific Ocean, returning to St. Louis in 1806.
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This was the first time the US had a landslide election. Jefferson defeated Charles Pinckney, 162 electoral votes to 14.
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The British attack and impress American sailors.
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Jefferson signs an act that outlaws slavery after Januray 1, 1808.
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The British ship, the Leopard, shoots at the American ship, the Chesapeake, off the coast of Virginia. 3 men on the Chesapeake are killed and 18 others are wounded. The attack causes outrage within the US, but Jefferson tries to avoid war.
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Congress passes the Embargo Act at Jefferson's request for "peaceable coercion." The act stops all exports of goods from America and prevents American ships from going to foreign ports. It also ends importation. However, most Americans did not support this act causing Jefferson to lose much popularity.
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Jefferson signed the repeal of the Embargo Act. Instead, he approves the Nonintercourse Act, which allows trade with all countries except England and France.
