The Era of Jefferson

Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?

• 1. When Jefferson was 10, his father had him spend a night alone in the woods with a gun to prove he could survive in the wild

• 2. Jefferson loved music and played the violin• 3. As President, Jefferson wore old coats and worn out slippers to

greet visitors at the White House• 4. He kept a small notebook in his pocket in which he recorded all

the $ he spent• 5. He designed a wheel cipher for sending secret messages• 6. He designed a room in the White House for fossils• 7. He love animals so much he sheltered peacocks and bear cubs in

the White House• 8. Jefferson’s slaves worked and lived at the White House and he

fathered children with one of his slaves• 9. Congress bought Jefferson’s private library of more than 6,000

books to help rebuild the Library of Congress• 10. Even when he was 80 years old, he rode on horseback alone

around his estate every day

Introducing Jefferson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBMcosPMjDw

Jefferson Stations

• www.monticello.org• Look through resources and record

observations for each category• Reflection – what did you learn about

Jefferson and his life at Monticello?

Bell Ringer!

• Create a KWL chart in your notes (see below)• Write at least 5 things you already Know about

Jefferson• Record at least 2 things you Want to Know

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Small gov’t

Violence is sometimes

necessary to bring about

change

Party politics are not good for the nation – We are all Americans!

Laissez-faire economics (“let

alone”) business can function without

gov’t support

Reduce size of

army and navy

Cut spending,

reduce the debt

Cut taxes

Supreme Court TodayWhat is their most important power?

Marbury v. Madison establishes “judicial review”

~ Adams tried to leave a lasting Federalist influence in government by appointing 58 Federal Judges (judges serve for life)

~appointments were made until the day before the inauguration, except one

John Adams

(the next day)…

~ Madison, Jefferson’s Sec. of State, was told not to deliver the official papers confirming Marbury

~ Marbury sued Madison

According to the Judiciary Act when one federal official sued another it went to the SC

Madison

~ The Supreme Court ruled against Marbury (so he doesn’t become a judge) but went a step further declaring a law passed by Congress to be unconstitutional

(The part of the Judiciary act that gave the SC the power to decide cases brought against federal officials)

Did you know I was John Adams’ Secretary of State?

Marbury v. Madison established Judicial Review :

the Supreme Court can rule whether laws (state or national) are constitutional or not

“ The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves… but for the Legislature and Executive also… would make the Judiciary a tyrannical branch”

Thomas Jefferson

to Abigail Adams 1804

Why would Jefferson want to control the Mississippi River?

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US buys Louisiana Territory

• Negotiators sent to France• Originally planned just to buy New Orleans

and West Florida, but Napoleon had lost Haiti and needed $$$

• French offered whole territory, decided on $15 million – 828,000 square miles

Lewis and Clark sent to explore the new land

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKC63tkMnwg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpI_Foef7-o

lewisandclarkexhibit.org

• Travel along the same path of Lewis and Clark!• Let your journey begin!

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• 1. Many argued that Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase violated the Constitution. How did he justify/excuse the purchase?– Treaty making power

• 2. What is an “Expedition”? What were the goals of the expedition?– Long voyage of exploration – Map a route to the Pacific, study geography, learn about plants

and animals and the Native people of the area• 3. Who was Sacagawea and how did she help L & C?

– Shoshone (lived near Rockies), accompanies L & C on the journey, helps with Native American relations/trade, gives them knowledge of terrain and plants for medicinal value