1. The Jeffersonian Era 1801-1816 Chapter 10: pages 300-325 James William
Madison
William
Marbury
Chapter 10: pages
John Marshall

2. 1. A Republican Takes Office
Policy: Reduce size of gov’t
Reduce federal debt
Promote “Laissez faire”
Decrease size of Gov’t departments
Reduce size of Army
Asked congress to repeal whiskey tax
Policy: Reconcile party difference
Retain the Bank of U.S.
Continue to pay off state debts using federal moneys
Allows many federalists to keep their government jobs

3. Chief Justice John Marshall Decides the case:
Marbury vs. Madison, 1803
Who?
Jefferson argued that Adams wanted Federalists to control the Supreme court.
1800-Adams appoints
William Marbury to
the Supreme Court, So???
Jefferson told Madison, who was Secretary of State, not to accept Marbury’s appointment
What?
Chief Justice
Marshall
Said that law was
unconstitutional
And that Marbury could not bring his case there
Marbury sued
the Gov’t, because
The Judiciary Act
of 1789 said lawsuits against the gov’t should be tried there
Result?

5. What branch of government did this action strengthen?
The Supreme Court

7. 2. Control of the Missisippi
One million Americans lived between the Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi River
Western Farmers relied on the river to ship wheat and corn
From the Mississippi River, ocean ships carried produce to other ports along the Atlantic.

8. Problem: Spain wanted to control New Orleans
In 1795, President Washington sent Thomas Pinckney to sign a treaty that allowed American ships to ship their goods down the Mississippi River and store items in New Orleans. =
This was known as the Pinckney Treaty

9. Spain gave Louisiana back to French
In the 1790’s
Spain gave Louisiana back to French
Napoleon has plans to conquer Europe and
Build an empire
North America
What should he do???
Napoleon did not
want
Jefferson to
Use the Port at
New Orleans
Any longer
Should Jefferson Worry?????

10. Purchase the port of New Orleans

11. James Monroe to purchase
Jefferson sent
R. Livingston and
James Monroe to purchase
just the Port of New
Orleans for no
more than
10 million dollars.
Negotiations went
Poorly and Foreign
Minister
Talleyrand
Said:
NO!!!!
Then a deal
for all of
Louisiana cost
Americans
15 millions dollars
What a deal!!!

12. How was the Louisiana Purchase Constitutional?
Does the Constitution state anywhere the power to buy land?
Didn’t Thomas Jefferson have the philosophy of a “strict interpretation” of the Constitution?
How was this possible?

13. 1. Jefferson stated: That the constitution allowed the president to make treaties Senate approved the Treaty = The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France’s Napoleon Bonaparte for $15 million .
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14. Lewis and Clark Expedition

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16. Achievements of the Louisiana Purchase

17. 3. Threats From Overseas
A bribe paid to Barbary states such as Tripoli to protect American trade ships
The practice British Naval ships used to force Americans into military service
Banning of trade with a Britain and France in order to have them change their behavior
A law that banned trade with all countries. This also hurt N. England merchants
Importing or exporting goods in violation of the Embargo Act, sugar, tea, molasses, cotton & tobacco
Embargo act failed; but this law allowed the U.S. to trade with all countries but Br. & Fr.
Tribute
Impressment
Embargo
Embargo
Act
Smuggling
Non-
Intercourse
Act

18. Jefferson Miscalculated
American merchants disliked the Embargo Act of They argued that it
would be years before Britain and France actually felt its effect while American
trade stagnated.
Jefferson Miscalculated

19. What is OGRABME Spelled Backwards? According to the cartoon,
U.S.
Government
Who does
This
Represent?
Who does
This represent?
American Merchant
What is OGRABME Spelled
Backwards?
According to the cartoon,
what is the effect of the
embargo?
Do you think this cartoonist
Is in favor or against the
EMBARGO
It stopped American
merchants form trading w/Br.
The quote “Oh! This cursed OGRABME, indicates not in favor
The turtle biting the man holding the barrel, indicates in favor

20. 4. The Road to War

21. 5. The War of 1812 “Madison’s War”- although Madison did not want war The Nation Divided: South & West support the war New Englanders are against
Resulted in fighting with
British and Native Americans

22. Treaty of Greenville
B. Battle of Tippecanoe
C. War Hawks
D. Nationalism
Americans that called
For war against Britain
To have pride in one’s
country
Allowed Americans
To claim land in parts
Present-day Ohio
Conflict that white
Settlers celebrate as a
Major victory

23. The War of 1812 Battle of Lake Erie 1813
-Conflict that resulted in victory despite
poor preparations- they had no fleet for this battle
Capt. Perry was quoted,
We have met the enemy and they are ours!

24. Battle of Thames- American Victory
Battle of New Orleans- Andrew Jackson led troops 2 weeks after the War was over- American Victory
Hartford Convention-
Federalists hated Madison + War
Br. Blockade hurt N. Eng. Trade
N. England threatens to leave if the war continued
Treaty of Ghent- Peace Treaty to end the war

26. Treaty of Ghent ended the fighting.
At the end of the war, the Americans
felt a sense of pride.