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11.5 Thomas Jefferson and the Republican Party
Personal Background• Born in Virginia.• Man of many talents.• Brilliant.• Became a tobacco planter, and later became a politician.
View of Human Nature
• Had confidence in common people to make wise decisions for themselves and the country.
Best Form of Government
• DEMOCRACY• Small gov. w/ limited powers.• Strong state gov’ts.• Strict interpretation of Constitution.• “Best gov’t is one that governs least.”
Ideal Economy ($)
• Wanted an economy based on agriculture, or farming.
• Was extremely opposed to the nat’l. bank.
Relations With Britain and France
• Most Republicans sided with France and supported the revolution b/c of freedom and democracy.
• The French gov’t. sent a rep. to persuade the U.S. to back the French. Washington refused, not wanting to get into a war with Britain.
11.6 The Presidency of John Adams
The Alien and Sedition Acts• Federalists passed 4 laws known as “Alien and
Sedition Acts.”• Made it take longer for immigrants to get to
vote.• Made it a crime to speak, print, or write badly
of the government.
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
• Republicans viewed the Acts as an attack on freedom of speech and press.
• VA and KY nullified the laws.• States’ rights theory: States have the authority
to nullify federal laws.
11.7 The Election of 1800
The Campaign• John Adams V. Thomas Jefferson
Divided Federalists
• Hamilton didn’t support Adams, but instead Pinckney, who he thought he could control more easily.
11.8 Deadlock and a New Amendment
• Adams lost the election, but Jefferson and Burr tied.• Hamilton persuades Federalists to vote for Jefferson.• New amendment: Separate ballots for president and
vice president.
A peaceful Revolution
• The election of 1800 showed that power could pass from one group to another peacefully.