does the president have the right to purchase land if it is not expressed in the us constitution?...
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Does the President have the right to purchase land if it is not expressed in the
US Constitution?Jefferson used implied powers or loose
construction to justify his decision“It was for the best interest of the nation. It is the case of a
guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; and saying to him when of age, I did this for your good; I pretend to no right to
bind you; you may disavow me, and I must get out of the scrape as I can: I thought it my duty to risk myself for
you.”
Madison to Jefferson
“Mr. President, you are only extending this republic over a larger area of land.”
Does the President have the right to purchase land if it is not expressed in
the US Constitution?
•Hamilton and Federalists were against this purchase
•Why? Population shift take Federalist power away in Congress
•Feared Jefferson’s vision of an “agrarian society”
•Jefferson referred to this as his “valley of democracy”
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Expansion of the United StatesExpansion of the United States
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Expansion of the United Stateswith Louisiana Purchase 1803
Expansion of the United Stateswith Louisiana Purchase 1803
•Spring, 1804: Jefferson sends personal secretary Meriwether
Lewis and army officer William Clark to explore north Louisiana
•Corp of Discovery: 28 men who accompanied Lewis/Clark.
•Exploration yielded maps, knowledge of Indians, overland trail
to Pacific
•President Jefferson wanted to find the Northwest Passage
•United States’ claim to the Pacific Northwest
•Spring, 1804: Jefferson sends personal secretary Meriwether
Lewis and army officer William Clark to explore north Louisiana
•Corp of Discovery: 28 men who accompanied Lewis/Clark.
•Exploration yielded maps, knowledge of Indians, overland trail
to Pacific
•President Jefferson wanted to find the Northwest Passage
•United States’ claim to the Pacific Northwest
• Interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark
• Her knowledge of trails and mountain passes helped with the success of the expedition.
• She was also a “diplomat” for Lewis and Clark. Many tribes
had never seen white men before.
• Her presence with a baby was looked upon as good and
Lewis and Clark were considered peaceful.
• Interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark
• Her knowledge of trails and mountain passes helped with the success of the expedition.
• She was also a “diplomat” for Lewis and Clark. Many tribes
had never seen white men before.
• Her presence with a baby was looked upon as good and
Lewis and Clark were considered peaceful.
Angered by an insulting remark
attributed to Hamilton,
Burr challenged the Federalist leader to a duel and fatally shot
him
Angered by an insulting remark
attributed to Hamilton,
Burr challenged the Federalist leader to a duel and fatally shot
him
Hamilton’s death in 1804 deprived the Federalists of their last great leader and earned
Burr the enmity of many
Hamilton’s death in 1804 deprived the Federalists of their last great leader and earned
Burr the enmity of many
Secretly forming a political pact with some radical New
England Federalists. Burr planned to win the
governorship of New York in 1804.
Unite that state with the New England states, and then lead this group of states to secede
from the nation
Secretly forming a political pact with some radical New
England Federalists. Burr planned to win the
governorship of New York in 1804.
Unite that state with the New England states, and then lead this group of states to secede
from the nation
Most Federalists followed Alexander Hamilton in opposing Burr, who was defeated in the New York election The conspiracy then disintegrated
Most Federalists followed Alexander Hamilton in opposing Burr, who was defeated in the New York election The conspiracy then disintegrated
In 1806, Burr planned to take Mexico from Spain
and possibly unite it with Louisiana under his
rule
Jefferson learned of the conspiracy and ordered
Burr’s arrest and trial for treason
In 1806, Burr planned to take Mexico from Spain
and possibly unite it with Louisiana under his
rule
Jefferson learned of the conspiracy and ordered
Burr’s arrest and trial for treason
A jury acquitted Burr, basing its decision on Marshall’s narrow definition of treason and the
lack of witnesses to any “overt act” by Burr
A jury acquitted Burr, basing its decision on Marshall’s narrow definition of treason and the
lack of witnesses to any “overt act” by Burr
Barbary raids
1801: Pasha of Tripoli was not happy with his share of dollars Informally
declared war on US.
1801: Pasha of Tripoli was not happy with his share of dollars Informally
declared war on US.
Pacifist Jefferson reluctantly dispatched navy, secured peace for
$60,000 ransom for American sailors.
Pacifist Jefferson reluctantly dispatched navy, secured peace for
$60,000 ransom for American sailors.
Small gunboats used with some success in Tripoli Jefferson interested in their cost
savings. “Mosquito fleet” of 200 small
gunboats constructed. War of 1812: these boats would
prove to be ineffective.
Berlin Decree (1806), Milan Decree (1807):
These decrees issued by Napoleon dealt with shipping and led to the War of 1812. The Berlin Decree initiated
the Continental System, which closed European ports to ships which had docked in Britain. The Milan Decree
authorized French ships to seize neutral shipping vessels trying to trade at British ports.
Orders-in-council British laws which led to the War of 1812. Orders-in-council passed in 1807 permitted the impressment of sailors and forbade neutral ships from visiting ports
from which Britain was excluded unless they first went to Britain and traded for British goods.
1806: England closed ports under French control to foreign
shipping (incl. US), seized US ships &
impressed Americans.
Napoleon ordered seizure of all merchant
ships that entered British ports.
• 1806, Chesapeake was a US merchant ship 10 miles off the coast of Virginia. A British ship in the region ordered it to stop.
• British fired 3 shots at the Chesapeake before it surrendered
• 3 Americans were killed, 18 wounded and 4 sailors impressed
• 1806, Chesapeake was a US merchant ship 10 miles off the coast of Virginia. A British ship in the region ordered it to stop.
• British fired 3 shots at the Chesapeake before it surrendered
• 3 Americans were killed, 18 wounded and 4 sailors impressed
Chesapeake affair
Most Americans were angered over this incident and public opinion was to go to war with the British.
Most Americans were angered over this incident and public opinion was to go to war with the British.
Regarding the Chesapeake Affair, the Washington
Federalist reported,
“We have never, on any occasion, witnessed the spirit
of the people excited to so great a degree of indignation, or such a thirst for revenge,
as on hearing of the late unexampled outrage on the
Chesapeake. All parties, ranks and professions were
unanimous in their detestation of the dastardly
deed, and all cried aloud for vengeance.”
• Jefferson’s response to the
Chesapeake Affair was the Embargo
Act of 1807….• Short of war,
Jefferson attempted to defend our
neutrality by stopping all
American exports to the world.
• Jefferson’s response to the
Chesapeake Affair was the Embargo
Act of 1807….• Short of war,
Jefferson attempted to defend our
neutrality by stopping all
American exports to the world.
• Reasoning: Since England and France were at war with one another and traded for most of their natural resources with U.S., if we cut off
our exports to them it would force them to respect our neutrality….THIS IS CALLED
ECONOMIC COERCION. • It would have the reverse effect……
• The Embargo Act not only hurt France and Britain but it also hurt U.S. trade which was
our economic survival as a nation. As a result, many Americans defied the law and began to
smuggle goods from these countries as well as others.
• Hurt American businesses• New Englander’s shift from trade to industry• U.S. smuggled• New England talked of secession…..• Lasted 15 months, repealed in March of 1809
• Reasoning: Since England and France were at war with one another and traded for most of their natural resources with U.S., if we cut off
our exports to them it would force them to respect our neutrality….THIS IS CALLED
ECONOMIC COERCION. • It would have the reverse effect……
• The Embargo Act not only hurt France and Britain but it also hurt U.S. trade which was
our economic survival as a nation. As a result, many Americans defied the law and began to
smuggle goods from these countries as well as others.
• Hurt American businesses• New Englander’s shift from trade to industry• U.S. smuggled• New England talked of secession…..• Lasted 15 months, repealed in March of 1809
• American people were hostile towards Jefferson
• Referred to the Embargo as “Dambargo, Mobrage,
Go Bar Em”….• Would be replaced by the
Non-Intercourse Act by President Madison which allowed U.S. exports and
trade but not with France and Great
Britain……
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“Our ships all in motion,Once whiten’d the ocean;
They sail’d and return’d with a Cargo;Now doom’d to decayThey are fallen a prey,
To Jefferson, worms and EMBARGO.”
A Federalist circular in Massachusetts against the embargo cried out,
“Let every man who holds the name of America dear to him , stretch forth his hands
and put this accursed thing, this Embargo from him. Be resolute, act like sons of liberty,
of God, and your country; nerve your arms with vengeance against the Despot (Jefferson)
who would wrest the inestimable germ of your Independence from you---and you shall
be Conquerors!!!”