Table : CHRONOLOGY
1800
  • Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tie in electoral college.
  • Gabriel’s rebellion reported.
1801
  • House of Representatives elects Jefferson president.
  • Barbary War with Tripoli begins.
1803
  • Marbury v. Madison.
  • United States warned not to ship war goods to Britain or France.
  • Louisiana Purchase.
1804
  • United States defeats Tripoli
  • Jefferson meets with Osage Indians.
1804-1806
  • Lewis and Clark expedition.
1807
  • Chesapeake incident.
  • Embargo Act.
  • United States establishes trade with Comanche Indians.
1808
  • James Madison elected president.
1809
  • Treaty of Fort Wayne.
  • Non-Intercourse Act.
1811
  • Battle of Tippecanoe.
1812
  • United States declares war on Great Britain.
1813
  • Tecumseh dies at battle of the Thames.
1814
  • British attack Washington City.
  • Treaty of Ghent.
  • Hartford Convention.
1815
  • Battle of New Orleans.
1816
  • James Monroe elected president.
1819
  • Adams-Onís Treaty.
1820
  • Missouri Compromise.
1823
  • Monroe Doctrine asserted.
1825
  • John Quincy Adams elected president by House of Representatives.