negatively impacted markets home, extremely unpopular The Embargo Act forced the United States to stop exports all together, to "peacefully coerce" France and Britain to lift their trade restrictions.
France says to seize any merchant ships that entered British ports.įorcibly detaining sailors onto British ships, often served for life, treated harshly, 400 years in practiceĬoast of Virginia, British wanted 4 deserters, American commander says no, killed 3 and wounded 18 by gunfire. London government forbade other countries to trade in French owned ports, or else. Napoleon crushed the Russian and Austrian armies was the French's version of the Battle of Trafalgar, ensured French domination on land Horatio Nelson defeated Spanish and French naval troops outside of the Coast of Spain, single handedly, ensured British supremacy on the high seas.īattle of Austerlize and Battle of Trafalgar He ditched plan once Jefferson found out. Military governor of the Louisiana Territory, schemed with Aaron Burr to secede the Louisiana territory, for themselves, and to invade Mexican territory. Shoshone woman who spoke English and served as their guide through the wildernessĪnother American explorer who trekked past the Mississippi River in 1805, Louisiana territory -> Rockies, "Pike's Peak" Louis, Rockies, and Colorado River to the Pacific, valuable maps + scientific knowledge. Personal secretary of Jefferson's, young army officer and Sacajawea set out on the Missouri River, from St. slaves around sugar plantations, put down but left the taint of unrest, Napoleon failed to reconquer them though, fully at least Louisiana Territory/Louisiana Purchase 1803ģ cents per acre, all land West of Mississippi + New Orleans, purchased all wilderness to double the size of America Jefferson spent too little $ on defenseĪnnoying set of 200 small gunboats with one unwieldy gun, used only for defense along coasts and not in wars overseas.Įmperor of France, conquered many lands, military genius, decided that after conflict in Santo Domingo, that he didn't need Louisiana anymore, Better to sell it than to give it to the British, so he sold all land west of the Mississippi, 3 cents an acre to JeffersonĢ envoys sent to Paris to buy New Orleans at a maximum of $10 million, all land east of it, instead got West $15million, however, if a deal was not negotiated, then make a war treaty with Britain against Spain and France Jefferson sent small navy and negotiated a small $60,000 ransom for his men. Jefferson didn't pay enough to a Tripolitan basha, so he informally declared war on the US. for tiny grievances, not crimes, failed, helped w/ sep.
Official is accused of unlawful activity, probably results in leave of office if convicted, Attempts to impeach S.C.J. Unpopular Supreme Court Justice, Jefferson/Republicans tried to impeach him for being an ******* + revenge for "Judicial Review" but failed, no basis for charges of "high crimes", last attempt to reshape the Supreme Court Marbury, a midnight Federalist judge, had his salary kept hidden by James Madison, tried to petition to sympathetic John Marshall, but says his case had no constitutional basis, dismissed, solidified power to declare what is constitutional vs not Was Jefferson's cousin, one of America's great diplomats, now Supreme Court Justice, Federalist, played important role in basing Supreme Court's powers on constitution, tremendous self-restraint in Marbury vs Madison case, Constitution>politics One of the last laws passed by Federalists, 16 new judicial offices, President Adams supposedly signed commissions for federalist judges until "midnight", last ditch effort to solidify the Federalist party. Jefferson's financial adviser- Just as capable as Hamilton, except he was against the national debt, worked to reduce it substantially Parties who are still in office but lost real power, 12th Amendment says that states will take the votes, only 1 to each state rather than 2 from before.Īcts used to silence Democratic Republicans, swing people over to the Federalist side by force, no freedom of speech + 14 yrs naturalization time. Jefferson called the election of 1800 a revolution, not because of political upheaval but because he wants to restore the republic, same zeal they had in 1776. After being tried for treason, he fled to France and asked Napoleon to invade America.
Territory, which Jefferson bought from Napoleon. Burr tried to secede New England + New York, then plotted with Wilkinson to rule L. They were running mates, but people hated Burr, so they sought moderation from Jefferson.
Second President of the United States, a Federalist, refused to let America get into a war with France, raised a navy, allowed the Alien + Sedition Acts to pass, unpopular end of presidency
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