The Jefferson Administration

Thomas Jefferson

won the election of 1800 because Hamiliton did not want Burr to win (they tied and congress had to vote, first in history)

Aaron Burr

Jefferson’s VP

Alexander Hamilton

swayed congress to vote in favor of Jefferson

James Madison

Jefferson had him throw away papers from Adams act of “court packing”; leads to the Judiciary Act of 1801

William Marbury

his appointment papers were thrown away by Madison, so sues Madison (Marbury v. Madison)

John Marshall

leader of the supreme court that Marbury went to

Napoleon Bonaparte

invaded Spain and forced them into Lousianna territory (Treaty of Ildefonso) and wanted to use this land to grow food for Haiti slaves, but after the Haitian Revolt, he set the slaves free. He decided to sell Lousianna Terriotry to the U.S. for good deal

Robert Livingston

Jefferson sent him to France to negotiate with Napoleon and was told he would give U.S. Lousianna Territory for $15 million

Thomas Pickering

asked Hamilton to be the governor of New York when the New England state succeeded. When Hamiltion declined, he asked Aaron Burr (VP) to run and he does

Morgan Lewis

Asked by Hamiltion to run against Burr in governor of NY race and wins

Sacagewa

16 year old girl from Shoshone tribe that helped in Lewis and Clark expedition; worked as an interpreter

Seaman

Newfoundland dog breed that also helped in Lewis and Clark expedition

Election of 1800

political parties broke; Adams v. Jefferson; no winner because Jefferson and Burr both tied, so congress has to vote

Revolution of 1800

Jefferson’s inauguration speech stating the Federalist party, Washington, Hamilton, and Adams betrayed the U.S; ideas for U.S were to downsize the national government, armed forces, and navy… “agriculture with commerce as its hand-maiden”

Judicary Act of 1801

Adams began “court packing” so that when Jefferson took office he would have a harder time… Jefferson threw away the papers.. Led to court cases and new law stating the president cannot override a previous president’s actions without congressional approval

Marbury v. Madison

Case that led to Judiary Act of 1801; Judical Review was involved to determine whether throwing away judge papers was unconstitutional

Tripoli War

Tripoli/ barbary pirates would harrass ships in the Mediterrianian sea and steal cargo; U.S. paid yearly fee to not be harassed, but Jefferson did not pay this, so we started being harrassed; England, France, Portigual, Spain, and Italy had to help because the U.S. only had 3 battleships

West Point

Jefferson created this training center after the Tripoli War

Haitian Revolution

only successful slave uprising; Napoleon set Haiti free; led to U.S. getting Lousianna territoy

Lousianna Purchase

Livingston was sent to Napoleon and was offered Lousianna territory; would double the size of the U.S.; Jefferson had to bend the constitution; led to New England Essex Junto

Louisiana Treaty

name for the Lousianna Purchase

“Empire of Liberty”

Jefferson called the Louisianna Purchase this

New England Essex Junto

Federalists met to discuss succession of the New England States because they were scared the Democratic Republicans would take over after Lousianna Purchase

“The Duel”

Burr battles Hamiltion to a duel and intentionally kills him; reasons: Hamiltion chose Jefferson over Burr for president, Hamiltion gave Burr’s wife attention and she told him Burr’s campaign secrets, Hamilton told media Burr was sleeping with his own daughter

Lewis & Clark Expedition

Jefferson wanted to explore the Lousianna Terriorty, so he sent Lewis and Clark; known as one of the most successful expeditions in history

Corps of Discovery

 name of the men who went on the Lewis and Clark expedition; they journaled all new discoveries and conducted scientific expedition

Chesapeake- Leopard Affair

U.S.S. Chesapeake (held in Norfolf, VA) was ordered to take sailors to the Caribbean and come right back; British ship, Leopard, killed 24 Americans; led to peaceful coersion and Embargo Act

Embargo Act

no trade with anyone, ship-building stopped, and economy shut down; Jefferson felt like a failure