Jefferson’s Presidency
Election of 1800
____________ _______________ vs. _______________ _________________
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The Democratic-Republicans said that ___________ served the __________ and wanted to
create a British-style __________________
The Federalists said that ____________ was a dangerous supporter of the ________
_______________ and an ___________ who wanted to destroy organized _____________
Jefferson ____________ Adams by 8 _____________ _____________
Electoral Deadlock
• However, ___________ _____________, Jefferson’s running mate, received the same
number of votes in the ____________ _____________
• So, the ___________________________________ had to vote to decide who would be
the next _____________________
• The House was at a ________________ and cast 35 ____________ before deciding on a
winner
• ________________ __________________ finally got enough ______________ to support
Jefferson and he wins
• Hamilton ________________ with ______________ politically, but thought he was better
suited for the presidency than __________________
12th Amendment
• The Election of 1800 showed the _____________ in how the Constitution defined
_____________ of the __________________
• Congress passed the ______________________, which established that electors cast
____________ _____________ for president and vice-president
Burr and Hamilton Duel
• Burr read ____________ ______________ Hamilton made about him and challenged him
to a ______________
• Hamilton fired his shot in the ____________, and Burr ___________ him in the stomach
• Hamilton _____________ as a result
Jefferson’s Changes
• Jefferson wanted to wage a “___________________________” to restore the republican
ideals of _______________
• He believed in _______________________ power and tried to _______________ the
government and ______________ costs whenever possible
• Jefferson also tried to rollback Hamilton’s ____________ ______________by decreasing
the power of the ______________________________________________
Southern Political Dominance
• __________________ was the first president to take office in the new capital,
_____________________________
• The _______________ of the capital reflected the growing importance of the
______________ in _______________ ________________
• Jefferson and the two presidents to follow him were all from _____________________
Decline of the Federalists
• The growing _______________ of the South showed the declining influence of _______
______________ and the ___________________
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Federalists would not ____________________ because they did not want to appeal to the
_________________ ________________ for support
The ___________________ of the U.S. also hurt Federalists because settlers in the new
states usually voted for Democratic-Republican, who represented _________ __________
John Marshall and the Supreme Court
• _____________ continued to exert control over the ______________ _______________
• Adams appointed ___________ _____________, a staunch Federalist, as ___________
______________ of the Supreme Court
• Adams also pushed the _______________________________through Congress, which
increased the number of federal judges by 16
Marbury v. Madison
• _____________ filled most of these positions with ____________________
• These judges were known as the _____________ __________________, because Adams
signed their appointments late on his last day in office
• This made Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans angry, and Jefferson argued that the
_________________ were ____________________
• This argument led to one of the most important supreme Court cases,
________________________________________ (1803)
• ______________________ was one of the midnight judges who did not receive his papers
because James ______________ (Jefferson’s Secretary of State) did not deliver them
• Marbury sued based on the _____________________________ which required the
_____________ ______________ to order that the papers be delivered
• Marshall decided that this was __________________________, that the Supreme Court
was not given this power by the Constitution
• This decision was significant because it affirmed the principle of ____________ _________
• Judicial Review:
_________________________________________________________________________
Louisiana Purchase
• _____________________ convinced Spain to return the ______________
______________________ to France in 1800
• Americans became ______________ and Jefferson feared that the French presence in the
West would lead to an _______________ with __________________
• Jefferson sent James Monroe to join the ambassador in ____________ to negotiate to buy
_____________ _____________ and western Florida from the French
• By that time, Napoleon decided to abandon his ___________ in the Americas and sold the
entire Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for _______________________ in 1803
• This more than ______________ the size of the United States
Lewis and Clark
 In 1803, Jefferson appointed ______________ __________ to lead expedition called the
______________________________________ to explore the new territory
• They recorded information about ___________, ____________, and _____________
_________________in the new territory
• _________________________, a Native American woman, served as _________________
and __________________ for the expedition