TJ First Term Issues (1801-1805)

• “Common Man” Precedents

• TJ follows inauguration pledge and keeps most Hamiltonian economic plans=economy improves & national debt is reduced.

• Federalist Chief Justice John Marshall strengthens the Supreme Court: – Marbury v. Madison (1803) establishes power of Judicial

Review

• Territorial Expansion (Louisiana Purchase/Lewis & Clark Expedition)

Second Term Issues (1805-1809)• TJ attempts to maintain neutrality in Napoleonic Wars

• Impressment of U.S. sailors & attack on USS Chesapeake (1807) by British further increase tensions

• Embargo Act of 1807; replaced with scaled down “Non-Intercourse” Act (1809)

• “Economic Coercion” postpones war until 1812

War of 1812

Causes• British impressments• British interference

w/American commerce• British aid to Native

Americans on frontier

Consequences• Contributed to demise of

Federalist party• Intensified nationalist

feelings/heroes• Promoted industrialization• http://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=50_iRIcxsz0

“Era of Good Feelings”?• How did the “Era of Good Feeling” get its name?• Monroe as President (1817 – 1825)• Growing Nationalism & Sectionalism

Growing Nationalism in the US following the War of 1812

• Legal Nationalism• Cultural Nationalism• Economic Nationalism– Henry Clay’s “American

System”• Internal improvements to

promote trade• Protective tariffs• Divides North/South

• Diplomatic Nationalism– Monroe Doctrine

Celebration of War /Military Heroes Authors & Artists

Rebuilding of National Capital

Economic Nationalism

2nd B.U.S. & Nicholas Biddle

Protective Tariff of 1816

Henry Clay (KY) & his “American System”:

Federally Funded Internal ImprovementsProtective TariffRenewed BUS

Monroe DoctrineNon Colonization Non Intervention

Diplomatic & Economic Results of War

• U.S. Gains some international respect• Dislike of England in particular & European affair

in general increases – renewed isolationism• No more Indian resistance east of Mississippi• Westward expansion & nationalism increase• U.S. industries become more self sufficient due

to embargo and lack of trade during war