Chapter 6 Section 3
JEFFERSON IN OFFICE
THOMAS JEFFERSON TAKES OFFICE
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Revolution of 1800
 Referred
to his creation of a less formal style of the
presidency
 Strong
believer in small gov’t=limited scope of federal
power
 Wanted to pay off debt, cut gov’t spending, and did away
with whiskey tax
 Instead of a standing army, wanted to rely on militia
 Chose
Albert Gallatin as secretary of
treasury=skilled financier who supported
Hamilton’s system
THOMAS JEFFERSON
ALBERT GALLATIN
THOMAS JEFFERSON TAKES OFFICE
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Rise of the Supreme Court
 Judiciary
Act of 1801- passed before Adams left
office
 Created
16 new federal judges
 Nicknamed “midnight judges”=Adams signed these
appoints until midnight on his last day
 Impeaching
 Jefferson
Judges
and Republicans opposed Federalist controlled
courts

Repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801
THOMAS JEFFERSON TAKES OFFICE
 Republicans
wanted to remove Fed. from the judiciary by
impeachment

Tried to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase

Senate didn’t convict b/c he wasn’t guilty of “treason, bribery, or other
high crimes”
 Marbury
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v. Madison
John Marshall- appointed Chief Justice by Adams before leaving
office
William Marbury (Fed.)- appointed justice of peace in D.C.
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His appointment paperwork wasn’t delivered before Adams left office
New Sec. of State James Madison, was told not to deliver by Thomas
Jefferson
 Jefferson hoped he would quit and allow him his Rep.
appointment
Marbury asked that Supreme Court step in and order Madison to
deliver the documents, idea was based on Judiciary Act of 1789
Marbury v. Madison
THOMAS JEFFERSON TAKES OFFICE

Chief Justice Marshall and the Supreme Court agreed they
couldn’t issue the order
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
Declared Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional and invalid
Asserted Supreme Court’s right of judicial review= power to decide
whether laws were constitutional or not
JUSTICE MARSHALL
UNITED STATES EXPANDS WEST
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One of Jefferson’s strongest beliefs was that a
republic couldn’t survive without most people
owning land
 Supported
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westward expansion
Louisiana Purchase
 Napoleon
Europe
 Was
 In
(French emperor) wanted to conquer
at war with Great Britain and needed funding
1803, Napoleon offered to sell the Louisiana
Territory and New Orleans to the U.S.
UNITED STATES EXPANDS WEST
 On
April 30, 1803, U.S. purchased Louisiana for $11.25
million (+ French debt owed to American citizens $3.75
million)= $15 million

More than doubled land size of U.S. and gained control of entire
Mississippi River
UNITED STATES EXPANDS WEST
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Read The Lewis and Clark Expedition pg. 224
 Write
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Read The Pike Expedition pg. 224
 Write
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a brief summary 3-5 sentences.
a brief summary 3-5 sentences.
Read The Essex Junto pg. 224
 Write
a brief summary 3-5 sentences.
RISING INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS
President Jackson wanted to keep the U.S. out of
war b/w France and Great Britain
 Economic Warfare

At first, Americans benefited from war=opened trade
with Caribbean
 In 1806, Britain issued regulations=Orders in Council

 Declared
all ships going to Europe needed licenses and would
be searched

In response, Napoleon stated if anyone followed the British system
would have goods taken by the French

lose lose situation for Americans
RISING INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS
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Impressment
 British
turned to impressment= legalized form of
kidnapping that forced people into military service
 Captured
Americans and forced them to join their navy
 Boiling point= June 1807 British warship Leopard
stopped American warship Chesapeake

Captain of the Chesapeake refused to comply, Leopard opened
fire

Killed three and then seized four sailors
RISING INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS
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Economic Diplomacy

Attack on the Chesapeake enraged Americans
 Asked


congress to pass Embargo Act of 1807
To stop trade between U.S. and Europe
Embargo wound up hurting the U.S. more than France and Britain
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Caused problems in the north with shipping and in the south and west
saw crop prices plummet
Was repealed in March 1809
Pres. Jefferson retired to his home, Monticello, in
Virginia
 Limited
power of federal gov’t
 Acquired territory in the West
EMBARGO ACT OF 1807