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Jefferson was reelected in 1804, capturing 162 electoral votes, while his Federalist opponent (Charles Pinckney) only received 14 votes.Įngland was the power of the seas, and France had the powerĮngland issued a series of Orders in Council in 1806. The western part of the United States from the East and expand their newĬonfederacy with invasions of Spanish-controlled Mexico and Florida betrayed Burr when he learned that Jefferson knew of the plot Burr wasĪcquitted of the charges of treason by Chief Justice John Marshall and he fled to Europe. Governor of the Louisiana Territory made an allegiance with Burr to separate General James Wilkinson: the corrupt military Hamilton refused to shoot and he was shot and Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel and Hamilton accepted. Jefferson sent his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis and a military officer, William Clark to explore the northern part of the LouisianaĪaron Burr: Jefferson's first-term vice president Īfter being dropped from Jefferson's cabinet, he joined a group of extremistįederalists who plotted the secession of New England and New York Īlexander Hamilton uncovered the plot. Signed 3 treaties and gotten much land to the west of the Mississippi. Louisiana land area signed a treaty on April 30, 1803, ceding Louisiana to the United States for $15 million. Robert Livingston: along with James Monroe, he negotiated in Paris for the He also hoped giving the land to America would help make America a world-power that would disrupt the ambitions of the British king. Selling the land to America removed this possibility and it gave Napoleon much-needed cash. Seas, Napoleon didn't want Britain to take over Louisiana. Re-conquer the island of Santo Domingo, for which Louisiana was to serve as a His dream of a New World Empire for 2 reasons: Napoleon decided to sell all of Louisiana and abandon Not wanting to fight Napoleon and France in western America, Jefferson sent James Monroe to join Robert Livingston in Paris in 1803 to buy as much land as he could for $10 million. Napoleon Bonaparte convinced the king of Spain to give Louisiana land area to France in 1800. Jefferson sent the new navy to Tripoli and after 4 years ofįighting, a deal was reached. Military force when the leader of Tripoli informally declared war on the Jefferson was forced to change his thoughts of not using Jefferson preferred to make the military smaller. Samuel Chase : a Supreme Court justice that the Democratic-Republican Congress tried to impeach he was not removed due to a lack of votes in This decision showed that the Supreme Court had the final authority in determining the meaning of the The court ruled that Marbury had the right to his pay, but the court did not have the authority to force Madison to give Marbury his pay. The new secretary of state, had cut judge Marbury's salary Marbury sued James James Madison was the new Secretary of State. Including Jefferson and others for 34 years. One Federalist judge,Ĭhief Justice John Marshall, was not removed. The new Republican-Democratic Congress quickly repealed the act and kicked out the 16 newly seated judges. Judiciary Act of 1801: passed by the expiringįederalist Congress created 16 new federal judgeships and other judicial Jefferson also did away with the excise tax.Īlbert Gallatin: Secretary of Treasury to Jefferson īelieved that a national debt wasn't a blessing he reduced the national debt. The Naturalization Law of 1802 reduced the requirement of 14 years Jefferson quickly pardoned the prisoners of the SeditionĪcts. Unlike his predecessors, after Jefferson's election, he dismissed few public servants for political reasons. Revolution of 1800: the term given to the election of 1800 no Federalist became president after this election. Thomas Jefferson beat John Adams to win the election ofġ800 by a majority of 73 to 65 electoral votes. Thomas Jefferson became the victim of one of America'sįirst " whispering campaigns." The Federalists accused him of having an The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic
