The Jeffersonian Era Revolution of 1800 l l

The Jeffersonian Era

Revolution of 1800 l l l l l The Revolution of 1800 By 1800 the Federalists had lost support with the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts They also raised taxes and built a navy for the possible war – which did not happen Adams became known as the “Father of the American Navy” Federalists attacked Jefferson claiming: a) he had fathered children with a slave b) he was an atheist Jefferson won the election (73 -65) [Adams won the popular vote] He tied with his vice president Aaron Burr and so the decision went to the House which was controlled by the Federalists Hamilton and Adams persuaded several people to change their vote and thus the election went to Jefferson There had been a peaceful “revolution” Adams was the last Federalist president, but there were still Federalists in powerful positions in Washington

Jefferson: Domestic Affairs l l l “All Federalists and all Republicans” Sedition Acts Midnight Judges Marbury v. Madison 1803 Louisiana Purchase (next slide)

Louisiana Purchase l l l l l Louisiana Purchase In 1800 Napoleon secretly forced Spain to give Louisiana to the French In 1802 the Spanish at New Orleans negated the treaty of 1795 which allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River Without New Orleans the farmers in the Midwest had no means of getting their produce to market In 1803 Jefferson sent James Monroe and Robert Livingston to France to negotiate a deal for New Orleans and as much land as possible for $10 million Napoleon, desperate for money and disillusioned by the revolt in Haiti, offered New Orleans and all the land to the west for $15 million! The deal was signed in 1803 The purchase caused Jefferson some problems – while the deal was unbelievable it was not mentioned in the Constitution The Senate quickly approved the deal and the United States doubled in size overnight

Jefferson: Domestic continued l l Lewis and Clark Expedition Burr Conspiracy