1. Jefferson as President
Chapter 5.2

2. Jefferson streamlines government
Encouraged Congress to drop the Alien and Sedition Acts
He reduced taxes and still managed to pay the national debt down from $80 million to $57 million by 1809
Did this by
Cutting the army and navy
Increased customs revenue
Sale of federal lands

3. John Marshall Shapes the Supreme Court
John Marshall – Made Chief Justice of Supreme Court when Jefferson became President in 1801
asserted the power of judicial review – reviewing acts of Congress and deciding if they are constitutional
Marbury v. Madison established judicial review

4. Judicial Review
John Adams at the last minute appointed William Marbury to be a district judge
James Madison, incoming Sec of State, refused to deliver the appointment papers
Marbury complained to Supreme Court
Marshall ruled in Madison’s favor by declaring part of the Judicial Act of 1789 unconstitutional
This decision est. judicial review, setting a precedent for the judicial branch
Marbury v. Madison

5. Jefferson wanted to expand the country to the Pacific
Louisiana Territory
Jefferson wanted to expand the country to the Pacific
Planned to take it from Spain
Instead Napoleon Bonaparte of France took it
Jefferson had James Monroe and Robert Livingston offer to buy New Orleans

6. Napoleon did not have an army to occupy Louisiana so he agreed to sell
Louisiana Territory
Napoleon did not have an army to occupy Louisiana so he agreed to sell
Purchased for $15 million

7. Constitution
Constitution did not allow the federal gov’t to buy land from a foreign country
The Louisiana Purchase contradicted Jefferson’s constitutional principles of a minimal federal gov’t

8. They led the Corps of Discovery
Exploration
Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the new territory
They led the Corps of Discovery
Guided by Sakakawea and her trapper husband

9. Britain
British began confiscating American ships because they were becoming a commercial competitor
Then they began kidnapping American sailors from the ships and forcing them to serve in the British Navy – impressment
by 1812, 6,000 Americans forced to serve on British ships
Then the British attacked the Chesapeake

10. Jefferson did not want to build a bigger navy to combat the British
Embargo
Jefferson did not want to build a bigger navy to combat the British
He had Congress declare an embargo
American ships forced to stay in port
It was supposed to hurt the British but it hurt Americans
His popularity plummeted.
Lifted embargo towards end of his presidency

11. Becomes the 4th President of the United States.
James Madison
Becomes the 4th President of the United States.

12. Works Cited
Werner-Lepsansky, Emma J., et al. United States History. Pearson Education Inc: United States, Print.