the jefferson era 10-1 jefferson takes office. election of 1800 thomas jefferson v. john adams...
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The Jefferson Era
10-1 Jefferson Takes Office
Election of 1800
• Thomas Jefferson v. John Adams
Jefferson = Democratic Republican
Adams = Federalist• Democratic
Republicans won the election…
We Have a Tie
• Jefferson = 73 votes
• Aaron Burr = 73 votes
• DR’s wanted him as Vice president (ooops!)
• House of Reps to choose president
• House voted 35 times…no winner
• Hamilton thought Jefferson would do more for nation than Burr
• Convinced some Federalists to vote for Jefferson
Jefferson is da’ bomb!!
• Politician• Musician• Scientist• Architect• Horseman• Devoted reader (his
book collection became the core of the Library of Congress)
Jefferson is da’ bomb!!
• Architect• Monticello
Jefferson is da’ bomb!!
• Architect • Virginia State Capital
Jefferson is da’ bomb!!
• Architect • University of Virginia
“Let us, then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one
mind…Every difference of opinion is not a difference of
principle…We are all Republicans, we are all
Federalists.”-Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural
Address
Jefferson in Action
• Promoted a common way of life to unite Americans
• Behaved as a gentleman farmer
• Sought to end many Federalist programs– Thought government
should have less power than it had under Federalists
• Allowed Alien and Sedition Acts to end
• Ended the Whiskey Tax
• Reduced the number of federal employees
• Reduced the size of the military
• Reduced the amount of money owed by the government to the people
That Sneaky Adams…
• Judiciary Act of 1801– Adams appointed
as many Federalist judges as he could before Jefferson could take office.
– Known as the “Midnight Judges”
• John Marshall appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court– Served for over 30
years
Marbury v. Madison• Marbury one of Adams’s
“Midnight Judges”• New Sec. of State James
Madison refused to give him the job.
• Supreme Court ruled that the law under which Marbury sued was unconstitutional (Jefferson and new congress had overturned Judiciary Act of 1801)
• Established principal of Judicial Review– Supreme Court has final
say in interpreting the Constitution.
– Created a lasting balance among the three branches of government.
The End