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Bill of Right
Amendment I: Freedom of religion, speech or press, assembly, and petition.
Amendment II: Right to bear arms (for militia).
Amendment III: Soldiers can’t be housed in civilian homes during peacetime. -
Treaty of 1800
The treaty in 1800, signed in Paris, ended the 1778 alliance in return for the Americans paying the claims of its shippers’ as alimony. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was finalized on April 30, 1803.
Jefferson had a dilemma, since the Constitution said nothing about purchasing foreign land, but on the other hand, this deal was simply too good to pass up! -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act of late 1807 forbade the export of all goods from the United States to any foreign nation, regardless of whether they were transported in American or foreign ships.
The net result was deserted docks, rotting ships in the harbors, and Jefferson's embargo hurt the same New England merchants that it was trying to protect. The commerce of New England was harmed more than that of France and Britain. Farmers of the South and West were alarmed by the mounting piles of unexportable cotto -
Macons Bill No. 2
In 1810, Congress adopted a bargaining measure called Macon’s Bill No. 2, which while permitting American trade with all the world, also promised American restoration of trade to France and/or England if either dropped their commercial restrictions.
Napoleon had his opportunity: in August of 1810, he announced that French commercial restrictions had been lifted, and Madison, desperate for recognition of the law, declared France available for American trade.
