Jefferson's Presidency

1. Brain Quest
| Marbury v. Madison case from pg. 269,
complete the questions in analysis skill box.
Challenge Question:
If you could meet a person from U.S. History that we
have discussed, what questions would you ask them?
Objective (I Can…)
Explain the major events of Thomas Jefferson’s
presidency by answering the questions in the exit
slip

2. Thomas Jefferson’s
Presidency
8.41 Explain the major events of Thomas
Jefferson’s presidency, including his election in
1800, Louisiana Purchase, the defeat of the
Barbary pirates, and the Embargo Act.

3. Preview
| The election of 1800 marked the first peaceful
transition of power from one political party to
another. (Jefferson, a Democratic –
Republican, defeated Adams, a Federalists,
for his second term.
| The case of Marbury v Madison established
the power of Judicial Review and was one of
the many cases that John Marshall ruled over
to enhance the power of the government.

4. Election of 1800

6. “Who would they have
most likely voted for?”
(See Page 267 for help) - John Adams or Thomas
Jefferson
1. Owner of “Men at Wok” rice farm in South
Carolina.
2. Owner of “I’ll Cut You” Grooming Shop.
3. Owner of “Sure-Lock Homes” Security Store.
4. Owner of “Deja Brew” Coffee and Supplies.
5. Alexander Hamilton

7. Growth of the National
Government
Supreme Court Cases:
Gibbons v Ogden (1824): Marshall’s ruling vastly expanded
the powers of Congress through a single clause in the
Constitution: the Commerce Clause of Article I, Section
8. The Court ruled that under that clause Congress had
powers to regulate any aspect of commerce that
crossed state lines, included modes of transportation.
McCulloch v Maryland (1819):

9. Checking for Understanding
1. What court case established the power of
Judicial Review?
2. What does Judicial Review mean?
3. Why would Jefferson keep some policies of
Adams since they were from different
political parties?

10. Brain Quest
| Complete the Anticipation Guide about Lewis and
Clark.
Challenge Question:
Predict how will things change if John Adams becomes
president instead of Thomas Jefferson? What if, Jefferson
won the first election in 1796?
Objective (I Can…)
Analyze the impact of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by
identifying the routes on a map, exploring the events of
their journey.

11. Today’s Focus Question
What did the Lewis and Clark expedition achieve?

12. Recap
| George Washington has been elected the first
President of the United States.
| John Adams has been elected the second
President of the United States.
| The United States has been functioning rather
well for about twenty-five years.
| Thomas Jefferson is now the third President of
the United States and buys from Napoleon the
Louisiana territory doubling the size of the
United States.

13. Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson wanted to
purchase New Orleans and
West Florida for 10 million.
Instead, Jefferson
purchased 827,000
square miles of land
west of the
Mississippi River for
$15 million dollars.

14. Going West
| In 1803, shortly after the United States purchased
Louisiana, Congress provided money to study the
new lands.
| The expedition consisted of a group of U.S. Army
volunteers under the command of Captain
Meriwether Lewis and his close friend William Clark.
| Their objective was to:
{ Study the climate, wildlife, and mineral resources of the
land,
{ Find a route across the western half of the continent to the
Pacific Ocean (a northwest passage),
{ Learn about the Indian nations who lived in the Louisiana
Territory.

15. Mapping it all out
| The geographic detail in maps of the West before 1803 were
very inaccurate.
{ European geographers had depicted California as an island.
| The Lewis and Clark expedition was literally charting new
territory. The land west was blank, and even the best scholars
around the world had no idea what lay beyond this region.
| It would prove to be unknown until Lewis and Clark walked the
land, charted, mapped, and measured the area,
{ They described and identified the plants, rivers, mountains, and
people living on this land.

16. Make a Connection
| If you were asked to join the Lewis and Clark
expedition what THREE items would you
bring for your two year journey?
ü The items CAN be from this time period (but
remember there is no place to charge your cell
phone in 1803!).
ü The items must be travel-friendly (something
that will fit in a backpack).
| Would the expedition have changed with
the items you brought along? How?

17. Video about the journey

18. Close Out
| What did the Lewis and Clark Expedition
achieve?
| What is Judicial Review?

19. Brain Quest
| What were the goals of the expedition?
Challenge Question:
If you were to join the Corps. Of Discovery what would be
your strengths and weaknesses of supporting Lewis and
Clark?
Objective (I Can…)
Describe the causes of the War of 1812 by examining the
key reasons and taking notes on those reasons.

20. Notes on Causes of War
of 1812
| Complete the notes on section 3 of chapter 8.

21. Violations of neutrality
| Imagine that you are an American merchant and
Congress has just passed the Embargo Act. You realize
this act is not in your best interest and you want to
petition it.
{ Write a petition asking President Jefferson for a repeal of
the Embargo Act. Indicate why you want the Embargo
Act repealed and how Americans viewed it.

22. Conflict in the West
| Imagine you are a roving reporter for a newspaper
back in New England, assigned to cover what is
happening in the old Northwest Territory in the early
1800s.
{ Write a series of short interviews with Tecumseh, a
British agent, and Governor William Henry Harrison. In
their interviews, ask the individuals to explain their
goals, current activities, and future plans.
{ Work with your group to combine your information
into an article about the frontier situation.

23. Exit slip
| What events led to the call for war against
Great Britain?
| Who was Tecumseh, and what did he want
to accomplish?

24. Extended Writing: Close-Out
| Take on the role as a member of Lewis Clark’s Corps
of Discovery. Your task is to write a short note home
to a friend or family member. In your letter, describe
what it was like to be a part of this history making
group.
| Give at least 2 specific examples of things, people,
or animals you encountered on your journey to the
Pacific.

25. Brain Quest
| What events led to the call for war against Great
Britain?
| What was the Embargo Act?
| Describe what would a war hawk look like?
Challenge Question:
If you were a newspaper editor and had to summarize the
reasons why the war hawks wanted to go to war and why
people didn’t want to go to war, explain these reasoning.
Objective (I Can…)
Describe the events of the War of 1812 by examining

26. Tecumseh
| Brain Pop

27. Call for War
http://video.pbs.org/program/war-1812/
| Why did the United States declare war in
1812?