Thomas Jefferson's Presidency

Marbury v Madison

(1803) Marbury was a midnight appointee of the Adams administration and sued Madison for commission. Chief Justice Marshall said the law that gave the courts the power to rule over this issue was unconstitutional. established judicial review

Louisiana Purchase

1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US. 3 cents an acre

Embargo Act

1807 act which ended all of America's importation and exportation. Jefferson hoped the act would pressure the French and British to recognize U.S. neutrality rights in exchange for U.S. goods. Really, however, just hurt Americans and our economy and got repealed in 1809.

Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States, Writer of the Declaration of Independence

12th Amendment

Added the separation of the president and vice president onto two different ballots due to Election of 1800 tie between people in same party

Problems with the Louisiana Purchase

Doubled the nation's debt, went against strict interpretation, and took land from Natives

Lewis and Clark

Explorers Jefferson sent out in 1803 to explore the new territory gained from the Louisiana Purchase.

Napoleon

French Emperor who sold Louisiana Territory and New Orleans to Jefferson for $15 million dollars.

Non-Intercourse Act

I 1809 - Replaced the Embargo of 1807. Unlike the Embargo, which forbade American trade with all foreign nations, this act only forbade trade with France and Britain. It did not succeed in changing British or French policy towards neutral ships

Election of 1800

Jefferson and Burr each received 73 votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to decide the outcome. The House chose Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President per Hamilton's influence; First peaceful transfer of power

impressments

Policy of the British and French in the early 1800s to kidnap foreign sailors and force them to serve in their navy.

Judicial Review

Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states and declare them unconstitutional

Agrarian Republic

The idea that the US should be centered on farming and needs to expand land mass in order

Democratic - Republicans

opposed a strong federal government, wanted a small government, preferring more power to the state and local governments, loose interpretation of Constitution

Barbary Wars

Wars fought against pirates near the African coast that caused Jefferson to increase the military

1803

Year in which Jefferson bought Louisiana from the French and doubled the size of the country.

Federalist Party

wanted a strong federal government and the loose interpretation of the constitution.