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During the election of 1800, Jefferson and Aaron Burr were against each other and fought bitterly to win the election.
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Americans continued to move westward in conestoga wagons into Spanish territory to trade in New Orleans.
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Pirates in Tripoli are forcing ships to pay tribute to pass into the Mediterranean.
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America declares war on Tripoli because of the attacks on the ships, and they win the war in the end.
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This act allowed Thomas Jefferson to make many appointments for judges , and made many new courts.
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Jefferson is elected 3rd U.S. president after a tie with Aaron Burr
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The people of Saint Dominigue are inspired by the French Revolution and launch a revolt, gaining independence from France.
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Spain no longer allows America to trade in New Orleans or sail on the Mississippi, and America was suspicious of France.
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Thomas Jefferson founds the West Point Military Academy.
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France no longer needed the Louisiana territory, so they sold it to America for very cheap.
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The Louisiana purchase made many Federalists angry, and many wanted to secede from the United States.They were led by Aaron Burr.
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Alexander Hamilton dies in a duel with Aaron Burr for planning to secede as well as personal reasons.
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Thomas Jefferson is reelected as president in 1804.
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Zebulon Pike made two expeditions into the new territory between 1805 and 1807.
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Jefferson sends the Lewis and Clark expedition to the new territory to explore.
