Decade of record

1800s

The 1800s contain 10 verified events in the Capture Cascade Timeline.

10 events From Aug 30, 1800 To Jan 1, 1808 Open in filter view →
Activity over time Events per year
1800 · 2 events1801 · 1 event1803 · 2 events1804 · 1 event1806 · 1 event1807 · 2 events1808 · 1 event18001808
DateEventLanesStatus
1808-01-01Domestic Slave Trade Explodes After Import Ban, Creating Second Middle Passage
Slave traders · Upper South planters · Deep South cotton planters · Enslaved people
confirmed
1807-12-22Embargo Act Demonstrates Economic Warfare Against Domestic Political Opposition
President Thomas Jefferson · U.S. Congress · New England merchants · Federalist Party
confirmed
1807-03-02Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves Signed After Constitutional 20-Year Protection Expires
Thomas Jefferson · U.S. Congress · Joseph Bradley Varnum
confirmed
1806-11-27Burr Conspiracy and Acquittal Establishes Elite Immunity from Treason Prosecution
Aaron Burr · General James Wilkinson · President Thomas Jefferson · Chief Justice John Marshall
confirmed
1804-07-11Hamilton-Burr Duel Demonstrates Elite Violence and Honor Culture Replacing Law
Aaron Burr · Alexander Hamilton · Federalist Party · Democratic-Republican Party
confirmed
1803-10-20Louisiana Purchase Demonstrates Jefferson Constitutional Hypocrisy and Executive Power Expansion
President Thomas Jefferson · Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin · U.S. Senate · Napoleon Bonaparte · +1
confirmed
1803-02-24Marbury v. Madison Establishes Judicial Review and Supreme Court Power Expansion
Chief Justice John Marshall · William Marbury · Secretary of State James Madison · U.S. Supreme Court
confirmed
1801-02-13Midnight Judges Act Enables Lame-Duck Court Packing by Defeated Federalists
President John Adams · Federalist Party · U.S. Senate · William Marbury
confirmed
1800-12-03Thomas Jefferson Wins Presidency Through Three-Fifths Compromise Electoral Advantage
Thomas Jefferson · John Adams · Virginia slaveholders · Electoral College
confirmed
1800-08-30Gabriel's Rebellion Plans Massive Slave Uprising in Virginia, Exposing System's Fragility
Gabriel · James Monroe · Virginia militia · Enslaved conspirators
confirmed