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Thomas Jefferson Election
First tied presidential election with Jefferson and Burr both at seventy-three votes each. -
High demand for land
67,000 acres of government owned land were bought because people wanted to have their own farms. The following year 498,000 more acres were bought. -
Opposing sides in congress
At the time congress was heavily ruled by Republicans, but they were also first time legislators. -
Louisiana Purchase
Bought during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, making the size of the united states more than double in size. The land was bought from France after it was given back to them from Spain. -
Jefferson's Inauguration
His was the first ever election that resulted in a transfer of power from one political party to the opposing. -
Marbury v. Madison
It was the first Supreme Court decision to declare a federal law. The case was presided be Cheif of Justice John Marshall who was heavily self taught. -
Paying for the Louisiana territory
We agreed to pay 15 million dollars for the entirety of it. People were questioning if Jefferson's actions were legal since never mentioned if the constitution, but he couldn't care less. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson consulted congress if he could send two people on an expedition to see what the territory was like of the Louisiana Purchase. One of the people being a 29 year-old secretary named Lewis. -
Ending the Transatlantic Salve Trade
Jefferson signed a landmark bill to make it illegal after her reduced national debt and shrinking the federal budget. -
Haiti and the U.S.
16,000 refugees came from Haiti to the United States. Later issues from this prevented Americans to do business in Haiti and did not even recognize Haiti’s independence until 1862 because of the U.S. government.