The Election of 1800

• Jefferson defeats John Adams take

power

• 1st peaceful transition of

parties

Jefferson’s Inaugural

• 1st President inaugurated in Washington DC

• Outlines his essential principles of a more limited government

• “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.”

Early Accomplishments

• Lets the Alien and Sedition Acts expire

• Cuts all internal taxes (ex: Whiskey Task)

• Uses tariffs and sales of Western land to reduce the National Debt

Marbury Vs. Madison

• Jefferson had James Madison refuse to give a commission to one of John Adams’

“Midnight Judges”

• Issue goes to the Supreme Court

• Establishes the concept of “Judicial Review”

• The Court may decide if a law is Constitutional or not

The Louisiana Purchase

• Owned by France (at war with England)

• New Orleans controls the entire Mississippi River

• Haitian Revolution makes the territory less valuable to France

• Jefferson is not sure if it’s Constitutional (not the role of the Executive branch)

• Uses his treaty-making power

• $15 million to double the size of the US

• Ratified by the Senate in 1803

• Importance: Doubles the size of the United States

The Lewis & Clark Expedition

• Lewis & Clark hired to explore & find Northwest Passage

• Sacajawea brought on as guide

• Reach Pacific in Nov. 1805

• Open the way to settlement & claim on Oregon Territory

The Embargo Act of 1807

• France & England's war traps US in the middle

• US ships & sailors harassed by both

• Act blocks trade against both countries

• Only hurts US merchants(hurts us more than it hurts them)
  

Jefferson’s Legacy

• Jefferson’s hand-picked successor James Madison becomes the next President

• Jefferson renews friendship with friend and political rival, John Adams

• Both die on July 4, 1826 - the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence