Thomas Jefferson outlined his agenda as president which included reducing the role of government by cutting taxes and the size of the military and federal bureaucracy. As the first president inaugurated in Washington D.C., Jefferson faced early controversies over judicial appointments and established judicial review in the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court case. His land purchases, like the Louisiana Purchase, expanded U.S. territory and opened the west for exploration and settlement.

2.  In his inaugural address
he outlined an agendaagenda
for the American people.
• List of things toList of things to
accomplishaccomplish
Jefferson was the first President toJefferson was the first President to
be inaugurated in Washington DC.be inaugurated in Washington DC.

3.  Government must play a smaller role in the lives of the
American people.
1. Reduce taxes!!
2. Cut the size of the military.
 Army went from 12,000 to 3,000 troops
1. Cut the size of the federal bureaucracy.
1. The departments and workers that make up the
federal government.

4. “The sum of good government is a wise and
economic government, which shall restrain
men from injuring one another, shall leave
them otherwise free to regulate their own
pursuits of industry and improvement, and
shall not take from the mouth of labor the
bread it has earned”
Thomas Jefferson
First Inaugural Address
Wednesday, March 4, 1801
Thank you,
Tom!

5.  Because he didn’t want to
come off as a king:
• Desired to be called “Mr.
President.”
• He refused to give
speeches to Congress.
• Wore Casual clothing.

6. Within the first three
years of Thomas
Jefferson’s
presidency, he faced
controversy over
appointments to the
Judicial Branch.

7.  This Act would fill in the
missing details:
1 Supreme Court
3 Circuit Courts
13 District Courts
The Supreme Court will
settle disputes between
state and federal laws.
The Constitution is vague on the role ofThe Constitution is vague on the role of
the judicial branch.the judicial branch.

9. In 1803, a Supreme Court case would build upon the Judiciary Act.

11.  Before leaving office,
President Adams appointed
new judges.
 He didn’t want Jefferson to
have this opportunity.
 As the new president,
Jefferson told his Secretary
of State, James Madison, not
to deliver Adams’
appointments.
Jefferson was furious about theseJefferson was furious about these
appointments.appointments.

12.  Marbury sued Madison
demanding that the
courts permit him to take
his position.
William MarburyWilliam Marbury James MadisonJames Madison
One of President AdamsOne of President Adams
appointments, William Marbury, wasappointments, William Marbury, was
to be the new Justice of the Peace into be the new Justice of the Peace in
the District of Columbia.the District of Columbia.

13.  The court turned down
Marbury’s lawsuit stating that a
portion of the Judiciary Act
was ‘unconstitutional.’
 The Judicial Branch can review
any laws of Congress,
Executive Orders, or state laws
the Court believes are
‘unconstitutionalunconstitutional.’
John Marshall, another AdamsJohn Marshall, another Adams
appointment, served as Chiefappointment, served as Chief
Justice for 34 years and presidedJustice for 34 years and presided
overover Marbury vs. MadisonMarbury vs. Madison..

14. Although Jefferson reversed much of what the Federalists had done,
he let the Bank of the United States continue to function knowing
that its twenty-year term was going to expire.

15. Because Thomas
Jefferson’s programs made
him extremely likable, he
would be elected to serve as
president for a second term.

16. Jefferson’s greatest political rivals.
Aaron Burr (Jeffersonian-Republican) and
Alexander Hamilton (Federalist) were
political enemies.
Burr heard that Hamilton had published
some "despicable opinion“ about him and
challenged Hamilton to a duel.
If Hamilton refused or apologized, he would
lose his honor.

17. The two men met at Weehawken Heights, New Jersey, a popular
dueling grounds, on July 11, 1804.

18. With one shot, Aaron Burr fatally wounded the leader of the
Federalist Party and wrecked his own political future.

19. Burr would never go to trial, but say later in his life that “I should
have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me.”

21.  Americans could
purchase huge plots of
land from the U.S.
Government.
 These territories west
of the Appalachians
would become future
states.
 Farmers would use the
land for their crops.

22. How is it that the interior farmers get their crops to the market?
• The Mississippi River through the port of New Orleans.

23.  James Monroe was sent
to Paris to purchase New
Orleans for $10 million.
 Napoleon refuses to sell
New Orleans.
 Needing the money, he
sold the rest of the
Louisiana Territory for
$15 million.

24.  The Purchase adds 828,0002
miles to the U.S.
• Roughly 4 cents an acre.
 Jefferson, a Strict constructionist, knew that the
Constitution did not mention the purchase of foreign
lands using public money.
 Despite his thoughts, he pushed Congress to approve
the Purchase.

26.  Congress finances an
expedition to explore the
lands of the Louisiana
Territory.
• Their goal is to find a
water route to the Pacific
Ocean.
 Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark depart on the
8,000 mile expedition

29.  A French-Canadian fur
trapper and his wife,
Sacajawea, assist the men
on their journey.

30.  8,000 mile journey into the unknown.8,000 mile journey into the unknown.
 Survival was not guaranteed.Survival was not guaranteed.
• Hostile Native Americans?Hostile Native Americans?
• DiseaseDisease
• Animal attacksAnimal attacks
• LostLost
• StarvationStarvation
• Harsh weatherHarsh weather

32.  The successful
expedition lasted for two
years and four months.
 This expedition would
set the stage for future
westward migration of
Americans.

33. During Jefferson’s second term the Embargo Act mad him an
unpopular president. Today, Jefferson’s legacy remains.