Bell Ringer
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John Adams – Second President / Federalists/
Washington’s Vice-President
XYZ Affair –
American merchant ships being seized by
French warships
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French not happy with Jay’s treaty
Adams sends delegates to France to negotiate
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French ministers (X, Y, & Z) requested bribes in
order to enter into negotiations
Alien Acts
What did it do?
 Authorized the president to deport any aliens
considered to be dangerous
 Authorized the president to detain any enemy
aliens in a time of war
Sedition Acts
What did it do?
 Makes it illegal for newspapers to criticize the president
or Congress
 Imposed heavy penalties for editors who violated the
new law
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Fines
Imprisonment
Thomas Jefferson’s
Presidency
1801-1809
Election of 1800
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Federalists
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John Adams
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Democratic –Republican
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1st sitting president who had
to seriously campaign to
keep his job
Charles Pinckney
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Picked because of success
from XYZ Affair
Thomas Jefferson
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VP who really wants to be
POTUS
Aaron Burr
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Popular politician within
Democratic –Republican
party
Election of 1800 Breakdown
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Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
John Adams
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Problem:
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- 73 electoral votes
- 73 electoral votes
- 65 electoral votes
If there is a tie for 1st, who wins?
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Who becomes VPOTUS?
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It goes to the House of Representatives to pick from the
top 2 candidates!
In the case of a tie…House of
Representatives picks the new POTUS
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In the H of Reps
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Most of the majority political party is the Federalists:
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They refuse to vote for TJ
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They pick Burr just because they hate Thomas Jefferson
The Democratic-Republican’s make up the rest
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They vote for Jefferson
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What happens? It’s a tie vote 30 straight times…
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Then, it gets weird….
Enter Alexander Hamilton
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Because he hated Aaron Burr
so much…
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He got the Federalists to not
vote at all
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That way Jefferson could win!
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Becomes 3rd POTUS
Aaron Burr is furious
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He becomes VPOTUS
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Because of this….
» Aaron Burr and
Hamilton will be lifelong
enemies…
 Until one shoots
the other.
The U.S. Constitution gets a new
amendment
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12th amendment
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Added in 1803
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Created 2 ballots for
presidential elections:
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1 for POTUS
1 for VPOTUS
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That way there can never
be a tie again….we hope.
So what happens after the election of
1800…
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Thomas Jefferson is excited!!!
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Gets to become next POTUS
John Adams is very disappointed he took 3rd.
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Goes home to Massachusetts to retire.
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Was happy that the power of the POTUS passed freely to another
political party
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Showed that our government was strong enough to endure.
Aaron Burr and Alex Hamilton?
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It takes 4 years, but
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It’s time to duel it out…
The Beginning
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March 4, 1801
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Thomas Jefferson is the
first President inaugurated
in the new capital city of
Washington D.C.
He delivers his first
inaugural address. This
address outlines what he
feels are the essential
principles of government.
First Inaugural Address
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Essential Principles of Government
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“equal and exact justice to all men”
“peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations”
“the support of state governments and the common
man”
 Note: Jefferson did not wear a wig!
punishment for those who choose to revolt
honest payment of debts
freedom of religion
freedom of the press
Jefferson Video – 3:30