President Jefferson to President Jackson Westward Expansion President Jefferson to President Jackson
What is the first land added to the United States? Northwest Territory What is the first land added to the United States?
Presidential Election 1800 John Adams Electoral Vote: 65 Popular Vote: 25,952 Thomas Jefferson Electoral: 73 Popular Vote:41,330 Let the Federalist Party Begin Yo Quiero Democratic- Republicans President: Thomas Jefferson Vice President: Aaron Burr
President Jefferson 1801-1809
Louisiana (LA)Purchase 1803
LA Purchase 1803 Jefferson only wants to buy New Orleans Napoleon offers him all French land in North America 827,000 sq miles for 15 million (3 cents/acre then, 42 cents/acre today) LA Purchase 1803
Jefferson has strict interpretation of constitution LA Purchase requires loose interpretation to be constitutional Jefferson does LA purchase, even though he thinks its unconstitutional Jefferson’s Decision
Democratic-Republicans on the LA Purchase “If farming is cool, then call me Miles Davis” Benefits of Purchase Doubles the size of the United States Enough land for every white man to have a small farm Increases democracy, since need land to vote Removes powerful neighbor (France) from continent Democratic-Republicans on the LA Purchase
Federalists on LA Purchase “I hate Thomas Jefferson!!!!” Problems with Purchase Upsets balance btw slave states/free states (slavery will spread) Will divide the country as people move west Harder to govern (too big) It is unconstitutional Jefferson did it, so it must be bad!!! Federalists on LA Purchase