Jefferson’s America

EQ-

• How did the early national period establish precedents regarding American policy and politics?

• How did the early national period plant the seeds of the Civil War?

• Jefferson would cause the "teaching of murder robbery, rape, adultery and incest".

Election of 1800…whoops!Candidate

PartyElectoral

Vote

Thomas Jefferson

(VA)

Democratic-Republican 73

Aaron Burr (NY)Democratic-

Republican73

John Adams (MA) Federalist 65

C.C. Pinckney (SC)

Federalist64

John Jay (NY) Federalist 1

Jeff. Inaugural Address

“But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.”

Marbury v. Madison 1803

Facts of the CaseAdams late appt. & Jefferson’s appointmentMadison refuses commissionMarbury sues for Writ of Mandamus

Marshall 1801-1835Federalist from Virginianationalist (Wash.)SC has no prestige & little power

3 Questions

1) Did Marbury have a right to Commission?

2) Did Marbury have a remedy available?

- Judiciary Act 1789 sect. 13

3) Can Court force the remedy?

NO, Congress can’t regulate Original Jurisdiction cases

Const. is Supreme law

JUDICIAL REVIEW

• Key Events under Jefferson’s admin.– Louisiana Purchase/Corps of Discovery

1803/1804-1806• N.O. closed “right of deposit” • Feared getting drawn into Euro affairs• $10 m. offered for NO French $15 m. for all of

Louisiana (3 cents) • Toussaint L’Overture• 50% increase in land Jeff. yeoman farmer ideal is

secure• All or parts of 15 future states

Louisiana Purchase

• Marbury v. Madison 1803• Barbary Pirates (1801-05) & Tripoli War • Chesapeake Affair (1807)• Importing Slaves Banned (1808) • Embargo Act (1808) dropped exports 80% • Non-Intercourse Act (1809) except Brit./France

(Madison)• Macon’s Bill #2 stop embargo against “non-

seizing” nation• Napoleon agreed so embargo only on Brit. in

1811