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Jeffersonian Era

ELECTION OF 1800

-Jefferson and Aaron Burr tie for President (candidacy)

-both are Democratic-Republicans

-Tie is eventually broken in Jefferson’s favor – Jefferson would run as Pres., Burr VP

-Future problems avoided with 12th Amendment

ELECTION

OF 1800

ELECTION OF 1800

-1st peaceable transfer of political power from one party to another in modern government

-Federalists to Democratic-Republicans

-Jefferson’s philosophy brought to the White House and Democratic-Republican Congress

laissez-faire gov’t – Hands Off!

Jefferson would be a much more causal

president…..

JUDICIAL REVIEW

-Midnight Judges appointed by Pres. John Adams

-Jefferson refused to recognized judges

-Marbury v. Madison – Est. the practice of judicial review.

-John Marshall is Chief Justice of Supreme Court – made Supreme Court powerful

JUDICIAL REVIEW

-case declares part of Judiciary Act unconstitutional

-Establishes principle of Judicial Review

Court can declare laws to be unconstitutional

WESTERN EXPANSION

-Louisiana Purchase (1803) – brought from Napoleon to finance his wars in Europe.

Lewis and Clark Expedition – sent out to survey new territory

Sacajawea – Shoshone woman who was guide and interpreter.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

WESTERN EXPANSION

-Indian Conflicts

unfair treaties – Federal gov’t never honored their part…..

Tecumseh’s League – Shawnee leader who wanted to unite native people to fight off whites.

Battle of Tippecanoe (1811-Madison’s Term)

William Henry Harrison – lead army against Tecumseh successfully

W. H. Harrison

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

-US neutrality between Britain and France???

Needed trade with both sides

-British began impressment of sailors – Stop and board American Ships and “kidnap” sailors to serve on British warships….

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

-Jefferson gets Embargo Act passed to cut off trade with Britain. Hurts U.S. business more than Britain esp. manufactures from North

-War Hawks emerge – gov’t leaders in favor of war

Possibility of gaining additional lands

Revenge for British helping Indians – British were selling weapons to Native Americans to fight off American incursions.

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Jeffersonian Era