CHAPTER 10 NOTES 1Remember to write what is in RED

THE ELECTION OF 1800

The election campaign of 1800 was very different from the political

campaigns we see today. Neither Adams nor Jefferson

traveled around the country to gather support. Many thought direct campaigning improper for a person

who would be president. Instead, hundreds of letters were

sent to leading citizens and newspapers to make candidates'

views public.

The campaign was bitterly fought. Each side made personal

attacks against the other. For example, Federalists

accused Jefferson, who believed in freedom of religion, of being "godless." Republicans warned that the Federalists favored the wealthy and would bring back

monarchy.

Federalists supported President Adams for a second term and

Charles Pinckney for vice president.

Republicans nominated Thomas Jefferson for president and Aaron

Burr as vice president.

IF THERE WERE CAMPAIGN ADS IN 1800:

Campaign Ad: Thomas Jefferson Campaign Ad: John Adams

Attack Ad: Direct Quotes from the Candidates

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGEUnder the Constitution, voters in a

presidential election are really electing groups of people called electors. These electors meet in what is known as the Electoral College where they cast the

ballots that actually elect the president and vice president. Each state has as many

electoral votes as it has members of Congress.

At that time, the Constitution said that electors were to cast two ballots—without

indicating which was for president and which was for vice president. The candidate

with the majority of votes became president, and the candidate with the next-

largest number of votes became vice president.

Most recent example of Presidential Electoral Collage

2012

School House Rock: Electoral College

In 1800, 73 electors cast their ballots for Jefferson and Burr. Each candidate,

therefore, got the same number of votes. Because of the tie vote, the House of

Representatives had to decide the election.

THE VOTE IS TIED

Because no one wanted to see another tie between a presidential and vice-

presidential candidate, Congress passed the Twelfth Amendment to

the Constitution in 1803. From then on, electors cast one of their

votes for president and the other for vice president.

When the Electoral College failed to choose a president in the 1800 election- The

United States House of Representatives chose the president

JEFFERSON’S INAUGURATION AND PRESIDENCY

Jefferson's Inauguration

On the day he became president, Jefferson dressed in his everyday clothes. He walked to the Senate to take the oath of office. President

Adams did not attend.In his Inaugural Address, Jefferson outlined

some of his goals, including "a wise and frugal government" and "the support of the state

governments in all their rights.“ Jefferson believed a large federal government threatened liberty and that individual states

could better protect freedom. He wanted to limit the power and size of the

federal government.

Jefferson’s Presidency

Thomas Jefferson had strong ideas about government and he surrounded himself with

people who shared similar views. Jefferson and Albert Gallatin, secretary of the treasury, reduced the national debt and cut

down on military expenses. His government got rid of most federal taxes.

Under Jefferson, the government's income would come from customs duties and from the

sale of western lands. He believed that these changes were needed

to make the United States a great nation.

How did political campaigns and presidential inaugurations in differ from today?

JUDICIARY ACT OF 1801

Adams's appointments could not take effect until these last-minute appointees, known

as "midnight judges," received certain official papers, called commissions.

When Jefferson became president, some of these appointees had not yet received their

commissions. Jefferson told Secretary of State James

Madison not to deliver them.

Just before the Jefferson took office, the lame duck Federalist Congress passed the Judiciary

Act of 1801 which set up a system of courts. John Adams used this act to make hundreds of appointments during his last days as president.

Adams also asked John Marshall to serve as chief justice.

Adams blocked Jefferson from making appointments and made sure the Federalists

controlled the courts.

lame duck- an official (especially the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.

The Republicans denounced the Federalist effort to entrench itself in the federal government through judges who would serve life terms. Jefferson criticized the Judiciary Act for defying the will of the

voters. He and the Republicans launched an assault on the judicial branch. In March 1802, Congress repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801, eliminating the new courts created a year earlier

THE GROWING POWER OF THE SUPREME COURT

Adams appointed William Marbury as a Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia, but he never received his commission. He asked the Supreme Court to

force its delivery. The Court said it did not have the jurisdiction (the legal authority) to do so.

The ruling in Marbury v. Madison established Judicial Review. Judicial Review is the Supreme Court reviewing and ruling on

acts of other branches of the government

In short, Marshall claimed for the courts the power to find acts of other branches unconstitutional. Judicial review is a key check on the legislative and executive

branches.

For Example:the Constitution is the supreme law of the landthe Constitution must be followed when there is a conflict with any other lawthe judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional.

THE FRENCH THREATFor some years, the Spanish

allowed American goods to move freely in their territory.

In 1802, the Spanish suddenly changed their policy, no longer

allowing American goods to move into and beyond New Orleans.

President Jefferson learned that Spain and France had secretly

agreed to transfer the Louisiana Territory back to France. (It was

seceded to Spain after French and Indian War)

Jefferson believed that France had also gained Florida in its secret

agreement with Spain.

This news alarmed Jefferson. The agreement between Spain and

France posed a serious threat to the United States.

France's leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, had plans to create

empires in Europe and the Americas.

French control would put American trade along the Mississippi River at

risk. Congress authorized Robert Livingston, the new minister to France, to offer as much as $2

million for New Orleans and West Florida in order to gain control of

the territory.

Why would French control of the Louisiana Territory worry Jefferson?

NAPOLEON AND SANTO DOMINGO

Napoleon dreamed of a Western empire. He saw the Caribbean island of Santo

Domingo as an important naval base from which he could control such an empire.

Inspired by the ideas of the French Revolution, Toussaint L'Ouverture (too • SAN loo • vuhr •

TOOR) led enslaved Africans and other laborers in Santo Domingo in a revolt against

the island's plantation owners. After fierce fighting, the rebels won and

declared the colony an independent republic. L'Ouverture established a new government.

In 1802, Napoleon sent troops to regain control of Santo Domingo, but they were not successful. By 1804, the French were

driven out of Santo Domingo. The country took its original name, Haiti.

Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory because many of his men were lost in the 1804 Haitian

Revolution.

AN EXPANDING

NATION

Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory to the U.S. for only $15 million because he needed the money to fight France’s wars in Europe.

The new territory would give the United States control of the Mississippi River, which would protect domestic shipping interests. Robert Livingston and James Monroe closed

the deal, even though they did not have authorization to buy the whole territory.

Purchasing Louisiana was a difficult decision since Thomas Jefferson believed the

Constitution did not allow the president to make this decision.

He thought of seeking a constitutional amendment, but he realized there was no time for such a step. Jefferson decided the

government's treaty-making powers allowed the purchase of the new territory. The Senate approved the purchase in October 1803. The purchase of the Louisiana Territory doubled

the size of the United States.

THE LEWIS AND CLARKE

EXPEDITIONJefferson chose Meriwether Lewis, his 28-year-old secretary, to explore the new land. For $20

Lewis purchased Seaman, his dog of the newfoundland breed to accompany him to the

Pacific. Lewis’ friend William Clark was co-leader. York, an enslaved African American and

friend of Lewis and Clarke joined. York was helpful building ties with Native Americans,

many of whom had never before seen an African American and were drawn to him.

Lewis and Clark’s expedition was to find and map the Northwest Passage.

Europeans had to sail around Africa to trade with Asia. European explorers searched for a

more direct route. Finding a water route across North America became more important than

ever.

Lewis and Clark were well-informed, amateur scientists. They also had experience doing

business with Native Americans. They assembled a crew of expert sailors, gunsmiths,

carpenters, scouts, and a cook. A Shoshone woman named Sacagawea guided

and translated for the Lewis and Clark expedition

After 18 months and 4,000 miles Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean and spent the

winter there. They returned back east in September 1806. They collected valuable

information about people, plants, animals, and the geography of the West.

Their journey inspired people to move westward.

Brain Pop: Lewis and Clarke

Choose from:

Mandan, Clatsop, Pacific, Missouri

The Corp of Discovery started out on the ______________________

The explorers spent the first winter with the _______________ tribe.

At the western end of the trip, they built a fort named _____________.

The goal of the expedition was to find a waterway to the _______________.

Lewis and Clarke Expedition

ANSWERS: The Corp of Discovery started out on the Missouri.

The explorers spent the first winter with the Mandan tribe.

At the western end of the trip, they built a fort named Clatsop.

The goal of the expedition was to find a waterway to the Pacific.