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01 - I Jefferson's Administration 1801-1809. The Election and Inauguration. Margaret Bayard Smith Describes the Election and Inauguration. Jefferson's First Inaugural Address
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02 - Burr Kills Hamilton. David Hosack Describes Hamilton's Last Hours.
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03 - Marbury vs. Madison. Excerpts from John Marshall's Decision.
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04 - The Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson Writes to Robert Livingston. The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Lewis' Journal.
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05 - The Embargo Act. Washington Irving Satirizes the Embargo Act.
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06 - II Madison's Administration 1809-1817. Madison's Inauguaration. Mrs. Smith's Report.
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08 - III James Monroe's Administration, 1817-1825.Early Days in the Mississippi Valley. A Husking Bee in Ohio: William Cooper Howells. Religion in Tennessee: Lorenzo Dow. Davy Crockett Runs for Office. Early Days in Illinois: Morris Birkbeck.
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09 - Ominous Loomings: The Missouri Compromise, 1820. Representative Arthur Livermore Argues Against Extending Slavery. Senator James Barbour Defends Slavery. Representative James Stevens Argues for the Compromise.
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10 - The Monroe Doctrine. Excerpts from the Monroe Doctrine.
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11 - IV John Quincy Adams. Lighthouses in the Sky. Excerpts from Adams' First Message to Congress.