1. Louisiana Purchase, John Marshall, and the War of 1812

2. Lets Recap…. Jefferson elected as president 1800
Came into office with the goal of reversing much of what Federalists had done to strengthen the federal government
Decreasing the influence of the gov. on the people
lower taxes
Decrease size of the bureaucracy

3. Jefferson and the courts:
Constitution had not fully specified the role/organization of the supreme court
Just before Adams handed over power to Jefferson the judiciary act of 1801 was passed
Adams appointed John Marshall right before he left office
Long time federalist leader
Sworn in as chief justice
Basically this was a way to prevent Jefferson from being able to appoint judges to supreme court
Marshall was cousin of jefferson

4. Jefferson as President:
Strict constructionist- opposed development of a strong central gov
However, on issues of westward expansion, Jefferson used the power and money of the federal gov very boldly
Like a Federalist would have!!
Jefferson encouraged settlement in the frontier
Up to the Mississippi River

6. The Louisiana Purchase:
Napoleon sold all French claims to the US
FOR $15 MILLION!
Jefferson was conflicted at first
The constitution did not mention buying foreign owned lands
He also was weary of spending that much public money
Eventually he urged congress to approve the purchase
Greatly increased national debt
Almost doubled the size of the US

7. The War of 1812 US had just purchased the Louisiana territories
Who was living in these “unexplored” territories
Native Americans!!
Tensions over expansion into the Midwest between settlers and Native Americans were growing
Native Americans began attacking settlers
Many blamed Britain for encouraging natives to attack
President Madison urged congress to declare war against Britain
Lewis and Clark
People in congress blamed britian

8. The War of 1812 in a nutshell…
1808 Britain and France were at war, the US was neutral
Britain and US became enemies
Impressment
British were arming Native Americans
Issues over trading
1812 US declares war
1814 Star Spangled banner- Francis Scott Key
US and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent late 1814
Us would stay out of Europe and Europe has to stay out of the Americas
Post war
Entered a time of prosperity
New sense of nationalism