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1800-1810

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    1800-1810

  • The US Senate ratified a peace treaty with Tunis.

    June the capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.
  • the capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.

  • John Adam's Presidency term ended (1797-1801)

  • Thomas Jefferson was elected president

  • Population increase to 5.3 million (1 million African descent.)

  • Ohio outlaws slavery in September

  • January 18, Louisiana Purchase

  • Thomas Jefferson was re-elected president

  • The Lewis and clark expedition reached the Pacific ocean

  • Thomas Jefferson signed into law a bill allocating funds for the building of the National Road

  • The importation of slaves was prohibited by a law passed by the U.S. Congress, but the law would not take effect until the January 1, 1808.

  • The law banning importation of slaves into United States took effect.

  • The first book by Washington Irving, A History of New York, an inventive blend of history and satire

  • John Jacob Astor formed the Pacific Fur Company.