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March 4, 1801 Inauguration.Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president of the United States, becoming the first president inaugurated in Washington, D.C. Aaron Burr, who had tied Jefferson in electoral votes before losing the election in the House of Representatives, is inaugurated Vice President.

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March 4, 1801 Inauguration.Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president of the United States, becoming the first president inaugurated in Washington, D.C. Aaron Burr, who had tied Jefferson in electoral votes before losing the election in the House of Representatives, is inaugurated Vice President.

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Yusuf Karamini, pasha of Tripoli, declares war on the United States by symbolically cutting down the flagpole at the U.S. consulate. This action came after the United States refused to pay more tribute to the Tripolitans in exchange for protection from piracy against American ships.

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July 10, 1801,William Claiborne is governor

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July 10, 1801,William Claiborne is governor

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William C.C. Claiborne is appointed the new territorial governor of Mississippi.

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December 8, 1801, Jefferson addresses Congress

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December 8, 1801, Jefferson addresses Congress

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The United States and Britain conclude a convention regarding Jay's Treaty of 1794 to resolve some outstanding issues about details in the treaty. A commission rules that the United States owes £600,000 to British citizens in settlement of Revolutionary War claims.

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January 11, 1803,Monroe appointed minister to France and Spain

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January 11, 1803,Monroe appointed minister to France and Spain

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Jefferson appoints James Monroe minister to France and Spain, instructing him to purchase New Orleans and East and West Florida. Napoleon informs U.S. minister in Paris Robert Livingston that France will be willing to sell the entire Louisiana territory, much to his surprise.