In the 1800 presidential election, Thomas Jefferson beat out John Adams. Preceding Jefferson’s inauguration, Adams signed the Judiciary Act of 1801 that added many new judges and justices to the judiciary system, who were also known as Midnight Judges and were purposely hostile toward Jefferson.
Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a national bank not long after George Washington was inaugurated into office. Although there was some friction at first, Congress agreed with Hamilton and created the First Bank of the United States.
The State of New York gave Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton exclusive operating rights of New York waters for all powered boats.
The Louisiana Purchase in the United States brought a question to the political world: would slavery in the new states be legal or illegal?
Did the Crescent City Slaughterhouse take away private butchers’ rights of commercial business creation?