Slideshow 2 of Goal 1

1. Jefferson’s Presidency
1801-1809

2. Election of 1800
 Jefferson
(D-R) vs. Adams (F)
 Hamilton supported Jefferson because he
promised not to fire all the Federalists nor
dismantle financial system
 Jefferson became President
 What’s the big deal? Showed that power can
be transferred from one political party to
another peacefully

3. Revolution of
1800
Convention of
1800
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Jefferson promised a
less formal style of
presidency
Appeared to be a
common man
integrate Republican
ideas into the
Federalists programs
US meets with France
to end their alliance
and settle hostilities
that had started after
the XYZ Affair

4. Jefferson in Office
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While in office Jefferson reduced the size of the
government by…
– Paid debts
 Cut
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gov’t spending
No more whiskey excise tax
Cut size of army and navy
 Relied
on militia
 Not a smart move
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Kept Hamilton’s economic plan
No more Alien and Sedition Acts
 Pleased
most Americans

5. THE SUPREME COURT _ Episode 1 Excerpt _ PBS.mp4
Midnight Judges
 Appointments
made by
Adams on his last night in
office before Jefferson
came in…the intention was
to make sure that
Federalists ideals carried
on
 appointed Federalists who
would clash with Jefferson’s
Dem-Rep ideas

6. John Marshall (Federalist)
 One
of the “Midnight Judges” and the
complete opposite of Jefferson
 Four Principles:
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Federal supremacy: expanded the power of
the federal government
Judicial Review set up by the case of Marbury
vs. Madison so that the Supreme Court can rule
laws unconstitutional
Loose interpretation
Limit power of states

7. Westward Expansion
 Strongest
government =
people owning land
 Idea led Jefferson to
support expansion so
America could have more
farm land
 Contradicts his strict
interpretation…Constitution
says nothing about buying
land

8. Louisiana Purchase.mp4
The Louisiana Purchase, 1803
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Napoleon Bonaparte of France offered to sell all of the
Louisiana Territory including New Orleans…something
Jefferson can’t turn down
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gained control of the Mississippi River to Rocky Mtns.
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America paid 15 million
doubles America’s size
Send Lewis and Clark to explore and learn more about region
Significance: Contradicts his strict interpretation…
Constitution says nothing about buying land and
intensifies the debate over expansion of slavery

10. International Tensions
 Britain
puts an
embargo up against
French
 We “reexport”
French goods and
make it appear to
be American goods
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Helped French economy
Made America a
competitor of Britain
Napoleon Bonaparte

11. Impressment
legalized form of kidnapping that forced sailors
into British navy… major cause of War of 1812
 Jefferson had cut size of navy so US can’t do
anything about it
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12. Embargo Act of 1807
 stopped
“Death by the Terrapin, or the Embargo”
all trade
with Europe
 Hurt American
economy more
than it hurt Britain
 Jefferson repealed
act before he left
office