1800-1808
JEFFERSONIAN AMERICA
PERSONAL POLITICS IN THE
AGE OF JEFFERSON
The Revolution of 1800Shrink
governmentLiberty, not
power
Encouraged Agriculture
Strong state governments
Reduce burdens govt.
placed on people
Jefferson’s Monticello: The Jeffersonian Style
Jefferson: The Walking Contradiction?
Residents of MonticelloThe vast majority of those living on Jefferson’s land were African American slaves.
Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Did it happen?
Personal Politics: The Burr/Hamilton Duel, 1804
JEFFERSON IN POWER
Jefferson and the Federalist Legacy
Jefferson adopted a conciliatory approach
Refused to enforce Sedition Act
Repealed unpopular taxes
Directed his Sec. of Treasury to erase Federalist debt
Slashed the budget of Army and Navy
Jefferson’s Court FightJefferson and the Judiciary Act of 1801
Jefferson stops commissions of new judges
Confrontation peaks with Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Marbury v. Madison and Judicial Review
Dilemma: Should John
Marshall confront
the president
Deny Marbury the Commission
Give Marbury the Commission
Acknowledge the validity of
Marbury’s claim, but somehow
avoid a showdown with
Jefferson
Decision: Marshall stated that Marbury was entitled to commission, but could not order Madison to give it to Marbury because the court lacked jurisdiction because part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional
Consequences: Ruling established the power of Judicial Review, the notion that courts can overturn laws it deems in violation of the Constitution
The Louisiana PurchaseThe West was essential to Jefferson’s
vision for the nation
1803
AMERICAN AND A WORLD AT WAR
Tensions on the High Seas
Americans react to
impressment
The Chesapeak
e Affair, 1807
Jefferson’s Embargo
Act of 1807
Intercourse or Impartial DealingsJefferson stands helpless, caught between King
George and Napoleon.