Major Events of Presidency:
- "Revolution of 1800" occurs, in which the Federalist defeat in the presidential election signals the beginning of an age in which the "true" principles of the country would once again govern the country under a Republican president
- Nation began seeking cultural independence through literature, spelling system, and education for all
- Second Great Awakening, a movement away from rational/scientific thinking and to a more active/religious piety, occurs
- John Marshall elected Chief Justice of Supreme Court
- Conflict with Tripoli pirates ended
- Cotton Gin invented by Eli Whitney, transforms American textile economy and Southern agriculture
- Jefferson abolishes all internal federal taxes and reduces size of American military force (both navy and army)
- Louisiana Purchase made, nearly doubling size of U.S.
- Marbury v. Madison establishes power of judicial review
- Marshall Court ruled impeachment could not be used as a political weapon
- Burr/Hamilton duel occurs, in which Hamilton mortally wounded and dies
- Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Pike explore/map Louisiana territory
- Essex Junto weakens federalist party
- Burr Conspiracy, in which Aaron Burr allegedly planed to go to Mexico and form a separate Union, foiled and Burr charged with conspiracy (later acquitted)
- Napoleon issues Berlin/Milan decrees, limiting trade between America and European Nations
- Fulton/Livingston launch first steamboat on Hudson river
- Chesapeake-Leopard incident increases tensions between Britain and U.S. involving impressment of U.S. sailors
- Embargo, prohibiting all trade between U.S. and foreign nations, begins (depression follows)