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March 29 – Construction is authorized of the National Road (the first United States federal highway). April 18 – The U.S. Congress passes the Non-importation Act in an attempt to coerce Great Britain to suspend its impressment of American sailors and to respect American sovereignty and neutrality on the high seas.
The 1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 29, 1806 (in New York) and August 4, 1807 (in Tennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 10th United States Congress convened on October 26, 1807.
1806 was a common year ... Missouri, United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike leads an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine, to explore the American West. ...
1806 United States elections; ← 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 → Midterm elections: Incumbent president: Thomas Jefferson
What was life like in 1806 on the Ohio frontier? ... Solar eclipses were met with dread and awe during the 19th century in the United States.
The 1806–07 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures .
The 1806 State of the Union address was delivered by the third president of the United States Thomas Jefferson to the 9th United States Congress on December 2, 1806. In this address, Jefferson discussed several major themes including foreign relations, national defense, and the growing tensions with Great Britain and France regarding maritime rights.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1806, in 10 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections. Five governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.