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US History timeline & concept chart: 1789-1860 Early Republic to Antebellum: Difference between revisions

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* timeline here<br><br>
* timeline here<br><br>
* 1800 Revolution of 1800<br><br>
* 1800 Revolution of 1800<br><br>
* 1801-1805 Jefferson presidency 1st term
* 1801-1805 Jefferson presidency 1st term<br><br>
* 1802 Louisiana Purchase<br><br>
* 1802 Louisiana Purchase<br><br>
* 1805-1809 Jefferson presidency 2nd term
* 1805-1809 Jefferson presidency 2nd term<br><br>
* 1807 Congress bans African slave trade
* 1809-1813 Madison presidency 1st term<br><br>
* 1809-1813 Madison presidency 1st term<br><br>


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** France agrees to trade with the U.S. in exchange for not trading with Britain
** France agrees to trade with the U.S. in exchange for not trading with Britain
** British respond  
** British respond  
=== Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, 1807 ===
* the Constitution stipulated that there be no ban on African slave trade until 1808 (20 years from enactment)
* most states had banned importation of slaves since the 1770s, including Virginia (promoted by Jefferson)
* the Slave Trade Act of 1794 outlawed participation of U.S. vessels in African slavery
* South Carolina had since re-opened its ports to importation of slaves
* domestic slavery and slave trade were not impacted by the 1807 law


=== Madison presidency, 1809-1817 ===
=== Madison presidency, 1809-1817 ===
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== 1810s Madison & Monroe administrations ==
== 1810s Madison & Monroe administrations ==