1. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

2. Adams as President France angry with US for Jay’s Treaty
Adams sends officials to negotiate with the revolutionary government
American ships seized in French harbors

3. XYZ Affair
American officials greeted by secret agents know as X,Y and Z
Agents demanded a bribe of $10 million just to negotiate
Officials refuse to pay and return home patriots
By 1798 US and France are in an undeclared war

5. Alien and Sedition Acts
Acts said that it was against the law to criticize the government unless everything could be proven
Used to silence the Democratic Republicans

6. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Declared Alien and Sedition acts dangerous to civil liberties and representative government
Led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

7. Jefferson’s Administration
Main goal was to reduce the influence of the national government in the lives of Americans.

8. Jefferson’s Domestic Policy
Reducing government by reversing what the Federalists did.
Refused to deliver speeches to Congress.
Reduced the amount of taxes.

9. Cut the size of the federal army from 12,000 to 3,000.
Domestic Policy
Cut the size of the federal army from 12,000 to 3,000.

10. Jefferson was for expansion.
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson was for expansion.
Farmers needed the Miss. River to transport goods and France controlled New Orleans which was the port at the mouth of the river.

11. Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to buy New Orleans for $10 million.
Napoleon refused but was willing to sell the entire territory for $15 million.

12. Eventually convinced Congress to buy the land.
Louisiana Purchase
At first Jefferson was troubled because of spending public money and the constitution doesn’t give the president this power.
Eventually convinced Congress to buy the land.

13. This increased the national debt and the size of the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase
This increased the national debt and the size of the U.S.
It also contradicted Jefferson’s “strict” interpretation of the Constitution
What does this mean?

15. Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase Videos
Jefferson Double's United States
Jefferson Expands the Power of the President

16. Lewis and Clark Began exploring this new area in 1804
Searched for river routes to the Pacific.
Gathered information about the regions natural resources.
Reached the west coast in 1805

18. Hamilton v. Burr
Burr shot Hamilton in a duel killing the leader of the Federalist Party and ruining his own political future.
Burr was Jefferson’s hated vice president.

21. John Marshall
Chief Justice ( )
Helped build the prestige and authority of the Supreme Court, such as Marbury v. Madison.

23. Jefferson’s Foreign Policy
Jay’s Treaty expired in 1805
French and British ships harassed American trade vessels
British kidnapped Americans to serve in the British navy.

24. Jefferson’s Foreign Policy
1807 the British Leopard attacked the USS Chesapeake killing 21 sailors.

25. Embargo of 1807 Jefferson’s Response
Outlawed all trade with foreign lands
Many hated the embargo and that the government was getting involved with the economy.

27. This ruined Jefferson’s second term.
Jefferson’s Response
This ruined Jefferson’s second term.
Would also be a reason for eventual war with England.