Complex sentence: In 1803, Jefferson initiated a controversial process of Indian tribe removal to the newly organized Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River and also signed into law in 1807 the intensely debated Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, which stopped short of addressing domestic slavery.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1803, Jefferson initiated a controversial process of Indian tribe removal to the newly organized Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River. He signed into law in 1807 the intensely debated Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, but stopped short of addressing domestic slavery.