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nAdams v. Jefferson
nLetter writing as means to campaign
nCommunity leaders
nNewspapers
nNOT friendly letters
nReligion was an issue
nJefferson – freedom of religion
nAdams – accused Jefferson of being |
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nJefferson & Aaron Burr (Rep. VP candidate)
nBoth receive 73 Electoral votes
nHouse of Representatives decided election
nJefferson won because of Hamilton
nHamilton urged a member to vote for Jefferson
nHe did not trust Burr |
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nTo prevent future ties of Pres/VP
nMust run on separate ballots |
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nLived in a boarding house
nWalked to his inauguration
nDressed in everyday clothes
nTried to speak to people in a way that would mend relations |
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nLaissez-faire
nFrench term – “let the people do as they choose”
nGovernment plays small part in economic concerns of the country |
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nDeclaration of Independence
nHe proclaimed “all men created equal”
nWas a slaveholder
nBelieved U.S. should be made of small farmers
nWealthy landowner |
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nSecretary of State – James Madison
nSecretary of Treasury – Albert Gallatin
nEqual to Hamilton’s savvy
nDebt $83 million
nReduced military = reduced debt within few years
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nSacagawea…according to the diaries of Lewis & Clark
–Led the expedition?
–Unfamiliar with the territory
nHer “husband” Toussaint Charbonneau
–Either “traded” as a gift or won in as a gambling debt from captured Hidatsa/Shoshone |
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nHusband was interpreter, she did help
nSacagawea & baby brought along as a sign of peace
nHelped the ill, found food, and saved items in a boat that had capsized
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nSacagawea has a coin!
nSacagawea has more statues than any other woman in history!
–We don’t even know what she looked like!
nLewis & Clark named a river after her!
–Lewis & Clark honored all members of the Corps of Discovery with territory – even the dog
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