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| He was the third president of the U.S. and Aaron Burr was his vice president. Jefferson was a man who believed in and sympathized with the common man. He helped pave the way for real democracy. |
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| He was Thomas Jefferson's vice presidental running mate in the elections of 1796 and 1800. He became the vice president in 1800 after the election was thrown into the House of Representatives. |
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| He was the Secretary of the Treasury under Jefferson. While he was the treasurer, he reduced the national debt. |
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| This referred to the election of Thomas Jefferson. The revolution was the change in the political parties from the "Federalist Reign of Terror" to the "Democratic-Republicans". It was considered a revolution because the Federalists actually stepped down from power. |
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| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions 1800 |
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| These were statements made by Jefferson (Kentucky) and James Madison (Virginia) rebuking the Alien and Sedition Acts. This was the first expression of the doctrine nullification. |
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| The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were attempts to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts. |
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| Compact Theory (States' Rights) |
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| It was a belief that the federal government acted as the states' agent, that states can declare federal laws unconstitutional, and that federal laws may become null and void. |
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| The saying "to the winner go the spoils" applies here. As a Democratic-Republican President, Jefferson fired Federalists from gov't positions and hired Democratic-Republicans to replace them (Jefferson filtered out people with experience because of their political affiliations and replaced them with fellow party members). |
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| Judiciary Act of 1801, Midnight Judges |
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| The Judiciary Act created sixteen new federal judgeships and other offices. This left Jefferson with a Federalist-dominated judicial system, composed of "Midnight Judges" that John Adams had hired supposedly on the last day of his term. |
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| He was one of the Midnight Judges put on trial for political reasons in 1805 by the Democratic-Republicans. The Senate refused to convict him. |
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| Chief Justice John Marshall |
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| He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for 33 years. He stopped Jefferson from attacking Justices of the Supreme Court by making Judiciary free from political attack. |
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| This was a power given to the Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of a law passed by Congress. |
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| This was an undeclared war during Jefferson's presidency against the Barbary pirates of the Mediterranean Sea. Because Jefferson was too thrifty to buy warships, he created the "Mosquito Fleet," which was made up of light sailboats armed with 2-6 cannons. |
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| He led the slaves of Santo Domingo, one of the Caribbean islands, in rebellion against Napolean's troops in 1802. This ended Napolean's aspirations of a New France in the New World and prompted him to sell Louisiana. |
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| James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napolean for $15 million. This purchase doubled the size of the U.S. This purchase was an effort to secure New Orleans and provide land for future settlements westward. |
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| Federalist Opposition to Purchase |
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| The purchase of Louisiana meant that more agricultural states would be created, thus drawing workers away from industry. This would reduce the Federalist's power in Congress and ruin the New England economy. |
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| Lewis & Clark Expedition 1804-1806 |
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| Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to investigate the resources the U.S. had aquired with the Louisiana Purchase. They crossed the Rockies and reached the Pacific Ocean by the way of the Columbia River. They recorded the types of wildlife, plants, and number of Indian tribes. They mapped the region and promoted fur trading. |
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| He explored the headwaters of the Mississippi in 1805 and the southern Rockies in 1806. |
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| He explored the Great Plains and coined the term, "The Great American Desert," which retarded developement of the Great Plains for 50 years. |
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| When Alexander Hamilton exposed vice president Aaron Burr's plot to seperate the New England states from the Union, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel and killed him. Burr fled to the West so he could be among people who hated Hamilton. |
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| This was a case in England that allowed the U.S. to carry goods from the French West Indies to France even though England was at war with France. |
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| The English courts reversed their decision in the Polly case by holding that goods couldn't be shipped from the French West Indies to France through the U.S. 500 U.S. ships were seized under this law. |
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| Burr Conspiracy 1805-1806 |
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| Aaron Burr proposed to seperate the western states from the Union and form a new republic under English protection, but England refused to listen to his plan. Wilkinson informed Jefferson of Burr's plans for treason and had Burr arrested. |
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