After the 1800 presidential election ended in deadlock, the House elected Republican Thomas Jefferson over Federalist John Adams. Jefferson’s election spelled the end of Federalist Winthrop Sargent’s term as governor.
Link to the catalogFebruary 1801: Jefferson becomes President, sealing Governor Winthrop Sargent’s fate
Thomas Jefferson
May 1801: President Thomas Jefferson appoints William C.C. Claiborne second territorial governor
As United States congressman from Tennessee, Claiborne had advocated election of a territorial assembly in Mississippi.
Link to the catalogDecember 1801: General Assembly (Legislature) for Mississippi Territory meets for first time
December 1801: Choctaw Nation cedes over two million acres in Treaty of Fort Adams
Old section of Natchez Trace
Federal government assumed control of the Natchez area and the right to construct a road (the Natchez Trace) from Natchez to Nashville.
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