Good Morning/Afternoon! Please take a Jefferson Notes page from the side table and wait for “Movie Monday’s…(a day late)” Todays schedule –Movie Monday –Jefferson Notes –Jefferson vs Hamilton Reading –Territory map
President Thomas Jefferson
I. Election of 1800
A. Jefferson defeated Adams
I. Election of 1800 A. Jefferson defeated Adams B. Tied with VP candidate Aaron Burr
I. Election of 1800 A. Jefferson defeated Adams B. Tied with VP candidate Aaron Burr 1. House of Rep had to break the tie
I. Election of 1800 A. Jefferson defeated Adams B. Tied with VP candidate Aaron Burr 1. House of Rep had to break the tie 2. Jefferson selected by Hamilton on 35th ballot
II. Jefferson ’ s Goals
A. More democratic government
II. Jefferson ’ s Goals A. More democratic government B. Reduce national debt
II. Jefferson ’ s Goals A. More democratic government B. Reduce national debt C. Limit the role of the federal government
II. Jefferson ’ s Goals A. More democratic government B. Reduce national debt C. Limit the role of the federal government -- strict interpretation of Constitution
III. The Louisiana Purchase (1803)
A. France owned Louisiana Territory
III. The Louisiana Purchase (1803) A. France owned Louisiana Territory ,000 square miles
IV. The Louisiana Purchase (1803) A. France owned Louisiana Territory ,000 square miles 2. France controlled Mississippi River 3. Jefferson Offered $10m to buy New Orleans
B. Napoleon Bonaparte
1. Needed $$$ to pay for European wars
B. Napoleon Bonaparte 1. Needed $$$ to pay for European wars 2. Offered to sell all of Louisiana for $15M
B. Napoleon Bonaparte 1. Needed $$$ to pay for European wars 2. Offered to sell all of Louisiana for $15M C. Was the purchase constitutional?
B. Napoleon Bonaparte 1. Needed $$$ to pay for European wars 2. Offered to sell all of Louisiana for $15M C. Was the purchase constitutional? 1. Land purchases not mentioned in the Constitution
B. Napoleon Bonaparte 1. Needed $$$ to pay for European wars 2. Offered to sell all of Louisiana for $15M C. Was the purchase constitutional? 1. Land purchases not mentioned in the Constitution 2. Jefferson decided it was same as a treaty
B. Napoleon Bonaparte 1. Needed $$$ to pay for European wars 2. Offered to sell all of Louisiana for $15M C. Was the purchase constitutional? 1. No mention of land purchases in Constitution 2. Jefferson decided it was same as a treaty 3. Doubled the size of the U.S.
IV. Exploration
A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
IV. Exploration A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1. Goal to explore and map a route to Pacific (1804)
IV. Exploration A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1. To explore and map a route to Pacific (1804) 2. Followed the Missouri River
IV. Exploration A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1. To explore and map a route to Pacific (1804) 2. Followed the Missouri River 3. Help from Sacajawea
IV. Exploration A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1. To explore and map a route to Pacific (1804) 2. Followed the Missouri River 3. Help from Sacajawea B. Zebulon Pike
IV. Exploration A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1. To explore and map a route to Pacific (1804) 2. Followed the Missouri River 3. Help from Sacajawea B. Zebulon Pike 1. Explored the southwest
IV. Exploration A. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1. To explore and map a route to Pacific (1804) 2. Followed the Missouri River 3. Help from Sacajawea B. Zebulon Pike 1. Explored the southwest 2. Journals/data taken by Spanish officials