The Jeffersonian Era

Jefferson American President

The Pirate Issue

Lewis and Clark

The Election of 1800 Jefferson wins the

1800 election because Hamilton supports him over Aaron Burr

The election of 1800 is the first time people actually are addressed by the candidates

The art of political campaigning is introduced

Jefferson Smeared?!

“God-and a religious

president; or…

Jefferson and no

God!!!”

“If Jefferson were

elected …guillotines

would appear in the

squares of major

cities, and the

privileged classes

could expect the

worse!”

Jefferson as President He allows the Alien

and Sedition Acts to expire

He keeps the National Bank and supports protective tariffs on foreign goods

Jefferson and the Judiciary Before Adams leaves

office he appoints 16 Federalists to judgeships

Jefferson seeks to remove the judges because most did not receive signed orders to become judges. Jefferson is really trying to remove Federalist’s influence from government

John Marshall Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court for 34 years who was a self taught lawyer

Strengthens the idea of federalism through his court rulings and rules that “the Constitution is the supreme law of the land”

He despises his cousin Thomas Jefferson

Marbury v. Madison Marbury wants to keep

his nomination and appeals to the Supreme Court to keep his job

Marbury v. Madison introduces the idea of “judicial review”

Judicial review states that the Supreme Court can decide if a law is constitutional (legal) or unconstitutional(illegal)

The Barbary Pirates, 1801 Pirates from North

Africa are terrorizing nations that sail in the Mediterranean Sea

Jefferson refuses to pay a tribute to the pirates and sends a naval force to deal with them

The pirates are not defeated but agree to a treaty with Jefferson

The Louisiana Purchase, 1803

Jefferson acquires the Louisiana Territory from France because Napoleon needs money for the war with Britain

The Louisiana Purchase, 1803 doubles the size of the United States

The Louisiana Purchase 1803

Lewis and Clark, 1804 Jefferson sends a Corps

of Discovery expedition under Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory

They start in St. Louis in 1804 and reach the Pacific Coast in 1806

They encounter the Rocky Mountains, gather information on the area and establish relations with various Indian tribes

Lewis and Clark on the Missouri River

The Corps of Discovery

Sacagaweaand the Indian Peoples