What was the status of the US by 1800?

Why did the Democratic-Republicans win the presidency?

What is the status of Europe in 1800?

What are the fears of some now that a new party has control of the executive branch?

Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency

EQ: What were the successes & failures of the Jefferson EQ: What were the successes & failures of the Jefferson administration?administration?

Died 1782, Jefferson promised he would not re-marry

Why was Jefferson’s election called the “Revolution of 1800?”

Change of political parties for first time

Peaceful transfer of powerOut with the FederalistsDemocratic-Republicans take power

New ideas, new ways of running the government

Jefferson cuts national debt…how?

Major cuts to army & navy, as well as government programs and departments

James Monroe and Robert Livingston are sent to France to buy New Orleans from Napoleon

Can offer $10 MillionNapoleon offers all of Louisiana for $15 million

Jefferson approves, doubles the size of USA

Louisiana Purchase; from whom? How much?

From France for $15 millionNearly doubled size of US, expanded

westWhy was Jefferson somewhat

embarrassed by the purchase?Strict constructionist,

Constitution did not authorize fed gov to buy land

LouisianaPurchase

1st Election under the 12th Amendment President and VP Run as a teamJefferson wins a landslide

VP George Clinton

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1807)

Jefferson sends men to explore the new territory, led by Meriweather Lewis & William Clark

Group was called the “Corps of Discovery”Led by SacajaweaTwo major goals:Find an all-water route

from Missouri River to Pacific Ocean

Collect scientific data about plants, animals

Lewis & ClarkExpedition

Jefferson’s ForeignPolicy Issues

Pirates from the Barbary States of North Africa (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli) were stealing U.S. ships

Before, Washington & Adams paid protection money to the states to stop the pirates

When price increased, Jefferson sends US navy to blockade port of Tripoli

BarbaryWar

Napoleon had created a full blown war with Europe

U.S. trading in overseas marketsBritish & French = still fightingBritain banned American voyages b/w French

West Indies & FranceSo, US and France

come up with a plan…

ReexportTrade

Re-export Trade angered BritainWar between France & Britain continues; Britain in desperate need of soldiers; what do they do…?

ImpressmentAmerica’s reaction…?Americans are very angry

BritishImpressment

British and French policy of seizing merchant ships and forcing them into the Royal NavyOriginates in the 1600sBoth American and English merchants Jefferson is angered by British policies

Chesapeake-Leopard Affair (1807)Off the coast of VA, the Leopard requested to

search the Chesapeake for British navy deserters

Chesapeake refused, Leopard firedThe Chesapeake quickly surrendered, and the Leopard searched and detained four British Navy deserters (one British-born, who was hanged)

This 1807 attack by the British on the American warship—the Chesapeake—greatly angered Americans

Embargo Act (1807) – Jefferson forbids export of American goods to EuropeCrushing to the American economyNew England was reliant on British Investment

Though angry at Britain, Jefferson did not want to go to war

Congress passes Embargo Act of 1807No trade with Britain…why?Trying to hurt the British economyEmbargo DID NOT

work; it bankrupted many American merchants

Embargo hurt Jefferson’s reputation; lifted in 1809

1807Embargo

Problem: French/Anglo War Resumes, 1806

Jefferson wants:

Trade Rights Neutrality

Results:

Impressmentof US ships

Rise of theWar Hawks

ReexportTrade

Chesapeake/Leopard Incident

Embargo Act of 1807

Destruction of the U.S. economy

Embargo is repealed; Jefferson’s reputation drops

1 – The Louisiana Territory waspurchased from:

A – EnglandA – England B – SpainB – Spain

C – FranceC – France D – RussiaD – Russia

2 – Given how he interprets the Constitution, what was ironic about Jefferson’s 2 – Given how he interprets the Constitution, what was ironic about Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory?purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

3 – Lewis and Clark were led by ____________________ and their group was 3 – Lewis and Clark were led by ____________________ and their group was called the Corps of ____________________.called the Corps of ____________________.

4 – What were the two main goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?4 – What were the two main goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

5 – The _______ Affair caused the _________ War with France, which in turn 5 – The _______ Affair caused the _________ War with France, which in turn caused the _____________________ to be passed.caused the _____________________ to be passed.

6 – What was the worst incident of British impressment against the US?6 – What was the worst incident of British impressment against the US?

7 – What was the greatest success and greatest failure of Jefferson’s presidency?7 – What was the greatest success and greatest failure of Jefferson’s presidency?