![]() | The 1800s | |
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1800 U.S. capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. In the presidential election, Adams and the Federalists were defeated by the Democratic-Republican candidates, |
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1802 | 1803 Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison established the principle that the court could declare unconstitutional a law passed by Congress. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France. |
1804 Elected to a second term as president. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began to explore the Northwest. |
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1806 | 1807 |
1808 The importation of African slaves into the United States became illegal. |
1809 ![]() 1st Lady: Dolley |
06/25/00 GRAPHIC HISTORY