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The US bans the importation of slaves in this year.
Robert Fulton makes the first ever steamboat journey, from New York to Albany, up the Hudson River in 32 hours.
The US passes the Embargo Act, which bans foreign trade.
Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason after attempting to create an independent nation on the western shores of the Mississippi River. He is acquitted of all charges.
The Chesapeake a US ship attacks the British Leopard over the impressment of seaman.
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