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Democratic Republican
Election of 1800 President of the US Democratic Republican Jefferson Burr Federalist Pinckney Adams
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Jefferson won the popular vote – Does this win him the election?
No majority of electoral votes Vote went to the House of Representatives Voted 35 times and on the 36th ballot – Jefferson won President, Burr won Vice President
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RESULT: 12th Amendment (1804) – changed the way the President was elected. President and Vice President would be on one “ticket”
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The 3rd President of the United States 1801-1809
Jefferson The 3rd President of the United States
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Marbury VS Madison 1803 Adams wanted to keep Federalist power in the government (Judicial Branch) Appointed “midnight judges” by the Judiciary Act (1789) William Marbury sued James Madison b/c Madison never delivered the official papers to establish Marbury as a federal judge. John Marshall (2nd Supreme Court Chief Justice) Ruling:
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Judiciary Acts of 1789 & 1801 are unconstitutional
Attention US Citizens.. Marbury deserves the position as federal judge according to the Judiciary Acts of 1789 & 1801 Judiciary Acts of 1789 & 1801 are unconstitutional Established Judicial Review
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NAVY $$$ ISOLATIONISM Jefferson cut the size of the navy
Felt there was no need for a large one and it was too expensive
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Louisiana Purchase (1803) Bought from Napoleon (France)
Cost: $15 million Doubled the size of the United States New western boundary – Rocky Mountains
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Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804)
Explored the Louisiana Territory with help of Sacajawea
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Embargo Act (1807) Barbary Pirates demanded protection $ for ships sailing through the area. So….. The British passed the Orders of Council (1807) – forbade neutral vessels to trade with France THEN…
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British government continued their impressments of US sailors
As a result…… Napoleon threatened to seize all foreign ships to British areas THEN… British government continued their impressments of US sailors
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Only solution…….. Jefferson established the Embargo Act – stopped ALL trade with any foreign country (ISOLATION)
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