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The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic
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Federalist / Republican Mudslingers First 2-party election War with France Mudslinging Hamilton attacks Adams Pamphlet Whisper campaigns Federalists attack Jefferson’s character Robbed widow Sally Hemings Church V. State
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NomineeThomas JeffersonJohn Adams Party Democratic Republican Federalist Home stateVirginiaMassachusetts Running mateAaron Burr Charles Cotesworth PinckneyCharles Cotesworth Pinckney, John JayJohn Jay Electoral vote7365 States carried87 Popular vote41,33025,952 Percentage61.4%38.6% Election of 1800
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Jeffersonian Revolution Jefferson is elected president Burr receives the same amount of votes Congress decides who will be vice president and who will be president Burr = Vice President Twelfth Amendment Electors to cast separate ballots for president and vice-president
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Jeffersonian Republicanism People should control the government Shrink the government Cut costs Balance Budget / Get out of debt Excise tax Alien-Sedition Reduced size of army Halted plans to extend the navy Lowered expenses for government social functions Took office in the new federal capital Washington D.C.
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John Marshall Judiciary Act of 1801 16 new federal judgeships/offices President Adams filed paperwork while leaving office Midnight appointments Leave federalists in office John Marshall Dominated the Supreme Court Shaped legal tradition Federalist
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Marbury V. Madison Jefferson said appointments were not valid Told Madison (Secretary of State) not to deliver appointments Federal chief justice = John Marshall Declared that part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional Would have ordered Madison to hand over papers Decision strengthened the Supreme court Established Judicial Review Ability of Supreme Court to declare a law or act of Congress unconstitutional
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Louisiana Purchase 1800 Spain ceded to France the trans-Mississippi Region of Louisiana = includes New Orleans 1802 Spain withdraws the right of deposit = Pinckney’s Treaty of 1795 1803 James Monroe / Robert R. Livingston Buy New Orleans + land to its east $10 Million
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Cont. Napoleon decides to sell West Indies = Haiti Malaria Fear of an alliance with US and Britain April 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase $15 million 3-4 cents acre 828,000 square miles
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Exploration Isolationist Removing Europe 1804 Under direction of President Jefferson Explore the new territory Meriwether Lewis William Clark Sacajawea = Shoshone 33 men 2 ½ years
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Aaron burr Burr Dropped 2 nd Term Succession of New England and NY Hamilton exposed plan Burr / Hamilton Duel Hamilton refused to fire Burr killed Hamilton with one shot Separate Western part of the U.S.
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Neutrality 1804 Jefferson reelected Napoleon provokes war with Britain Orders in Council British closed European ports under French control to foreign shipping Ships had to first stop at a British port Napoleon orders the seizure of all merchant ships entering British ports Including American
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Cont. Impressment Forcible enlistment of sailors 6,000 Chesapeake Affair Surrender of 4 alleged deserters American commander refused demand Chesapeake fired upon Killing 3 wounding 18
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The Hated Embargo U.S. cut of exports Embargo Act 1807 Forbade exports of all goods from the U.S. “Peaceful Coercion” Rights of Neutral Nations Docks deserted Soup Kitchens Commerce Hurt Trade = Canadian Border Enforcing legislations Reviving Federalist party Nullification Repealed March 1, 1809 Non Intercourse Act Opened Trade Except Britain / France
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Madison’s Gamble 1808 Madison wins presidency Macon’s Bill Britain or France repealed its commercial restriction America would restore its embargo against the nonrepealing nation Ally? Napoleon maneuvers to lift orders Britain saw no need to bargain U.S. reestablished the embargo Final step towards war
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Mr. Madison’s War War inevitable America needed to protect itself Madison = Congress to declare war June 1, 1812 2 weeks later House 79 to 49 Senate 19 to 13 Sectionalism Support = South / West Federalist = damned the conflict New England Resented Republican sympathy with Napoleon Opposed acquisition of Canada Sent supplies to Canada Refused militias to serve outside of their state
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