Presidency Chart – Thomas Jefferson (1801 - 1809)

 

Election or “Revolution” of 1800

Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address

 

 

 

 

Twelfth Amendment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuation of/Contrast with Federalist Policy

Domestic Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

 

 

 

Lewis & Clark and Zebulon Pike’s expeditions

(1804-6)

 

 

 

Hamilton- Burr Duel (1804)

 

 

Chase impeachment trial (1804)

 

 

 

Burr Conspiracy and trial (1807)

 

 

 

Supreme Court Cases of Marshall Court in the Jefferson era

 

 

Foreign Problems

Conflict with the Barbary Pirates, Tripolitan War (1801 – 05)

 

 

 

 

British Orders in Council (1806-07)

 

 

 

French Berlin and Milan Decrees (1806-07)

 

 

Chesapeake-Leopard incident (1807)

 

 

Embargo Act (1807)

 

 

Non-Intercourse Act (1809)