Unit 3: Early Westward Expansion 1800-1850 s Lecture #1 Jefferson in Office AZ State sdn. S1C5PO1A-B & S1C5PO2A & S1C5PO3A-B & S1C4PO4 Created by SMHS Staff 7/11/06 1
Objectives: Analyze how events affected the political transformation of the developing nation Jefferson s presidency Trace growth of American nation during period of westward expansion. Louisiana Purchase Northwest Territory AZ State sdn S1C5PO1A-B & S1C5PO2A & S1C5PO3A-B & S1C4PO4 2
I. After Washington 1796 - John Adams elected 2nd President of U.S. Won over Jefferson 71 to 68 votes Federalist Party Peaceful exchange of chief executive Believed in strong federal government 3
II. John Adams Presidency XYZ Affair Supported commerce/trade, angered farmers Alien and Sedition Acts 1798 Virginia and Kentucky Resolutionsnullification Prosser s Rebellion 4
President Jefferson 1801-1808 5
III. Jefferson s Election In your textbook read The Election of 1800 pages 163 165. Answer question #5 on page 165. Also read pages 166-167. Answer all 3 questions on page 167. Be prepared to discuss the election and the answers to the questions.
IV. Jefferson Takes Office Created less formal presidency. Tried to integrate Republican ideas into Federalists policies already in place. Believed in small government. Began paying off federal debt and cut spending. 7
V. Rise of Supreme Court Congress repealed Judiciary Act 1801 Republicans tried to remove Federalist judges by impeachment. John Marshall -Chief Justice made Supreme Court powerful/independent. Marbury v. Madison case asserted the Court s right of judicial reviewpower to decide if law constitutional or not. 8
VI. Creating States on Frontier Old Northwest Territory Land Ordinance 1785 Read the East to the West in textbook pages 172-173. Write 1 basic fact/idea for each section. Answer all 3 questions on page 173. Label map of Old Northwest.
U.S. Expands West Louisiana Purchase-bought from French for $15 million. 10
VII. Louisiana Purchase Doubled size of U.S. Increased our natural resources. Gave us control of New Orleans and Miss. R. Promoted westward expansion. http://10.70.0.82/?a=121991&s=00:37:01:00&e=00:39:16:00&d=09058aa 11
Use this map or textbook pg 170 to label your map
VIII. Lewis & Clark Trace Missouri River to find route to Pacific Ocean. Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman, was their guide Increased U.S. knowledge of Louisiana Territory and gave us claim to Oregon territory 13
14 A drawing of a sage grouse from the winter of 1805-1806 from Meriwether Lewis journal (Missouri Historical Society, Granger Collection)
Add Lewis and Clark s route to your map
1804 Lewis and Clark expedition trace Missouri River to find route to Pacific Ocean 16
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1805 Pike expeditionmapped upper Mississippi and 1806 headed west to Pikes Peak 18
Pike s Peak 19
IX. U.S. Expands West Louisiana Purchase alarmed New England Federalists-worried they would lose influence in national affairs while the West and South would gain political strength through new states. 1804 Hamilton offends Burr in campaign for governor and Burr shoots Hamilton in duel. Burr plots to create new country in western U.S.-fails. http://10.70.0.82/?a=71928&s=01:16:08:03&e=01:17:20:24&d=01244aa 20
X. Rising International Tension Tries to keep us out of war between France and Britain. At first France and Britain fighting helped us economically because U.S. was neutral and traded with both countries. Impressment-stopped ships/seized U.S. sailors and forced them into British navy. Embargo Act 1807-ban on trade of U.S. with Europe but later repealed. 21
Review Using today s lecture notes and your pages 168-171 in your textbook complete all 8 questions in the Section Review on page 171. For your answers use complete sentences. For key terms identify and explain why it/he is important and the impact on U.S.