Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in a major land deal known as the Louisiana Purchase. This doubled the size of the United States but raised questions about whether the purchase was constitutional. Jefferson decided to treat it as a treaty and had Congress approve funding for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the new territory. The expedition crossed the Continental Divide and gathered valuable information about the lands and peoples between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Coast while facing many hardships. The Louisiana Purchase opened up vast new areas for settlement and trade in the growing nation.
History 1301 12 Problems after the Revolutioneagleannouncer
History of America following the end of the American Revolution. The focus is on the Articles of Confederation and events (Shay's Rebellion), debt, etc., that led to the Constitution.
2. Bellwork 2-4
• Find the following words in
the text (not the glossary)
and copy definitions:
democratic, laissez faire,
free market, judicial review
7. Economic Policies
•Keep the Federal debt low.
−Sec. of Treas. Gallatin
reduced spending.
−Gov’t. should take a laissez
faire approach. Allow
businesses and markets to
operate without gov’t.
interference.
8. Less Active Government
•Government only there
for protection of citizens.
•Reduced government
departments and size of
departments.
•Reduced military size.
10. Some Federalist policies left in
place
•Bank of United States
•State debts paid.
•Many Federalists kept
gov’t. jobs
11. The Supreme Court problem for
Jefferson
During Adams’ Presidency,
Federalist controlled
Congress passed a law
adding more judges to the
Federal Courts.
12. Adams made these
appointments (all Federalists)
after Jefferson was elected,
but before he was
inaugurated.
14. The 1800 Congress, now
mostly Republicans,
hated the appointment.
They called him a
“midnight judge.”
15. •Jefferson told James
Madison (his Sec. of State)
not to deliver his
appointment papers.
•Marbury sued Madison.
16. The Judicial Act said that
cases against federal
officials ( like Madison)
had to go to the Federal
Courts.
17. •Supreme Court Chief
Justice Marshall( a
Federalist appointed by
Adams) said that the
Judiciary Act was
unconstitutional, anyway.
18. Marbury v. Madison was both good
and bad for Jefferson.
•The decision
•Marshall gave much
had ruled more power to
against the Supreme
Marbury. Court to throw
out laws
passed by
Congress.
19. Marshall set a precedent.
•This is called Judicial
Review.
21. Trouble in New Orleans
•Vital to the U.S. for shipping
and holding, Washington
had worked out use of the
port w/ Spain (Pinckney
Treaty).
22. Questions about New Orleans
Spain returned N.O. to
France in 1800.
Would Napoleon want to
take over here, too?
23. Haiti’s revolution diverted his
attentions long enough for
Jefferson to make him an
offer for the port.
•Would he take $10 Million
for New Orleans?
25. What a Deal!
•Next day: Livingston buys
ALL of Louisiana for $15
Million (The Louisiana
Purchase)
26. Wait a minute…
Is this Constitutional?
•Jefferson decided to call
the land deal a treaty
and Congress could
approve it.
27. •They also appropriated
the money for an
expedition by
Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark to explore
what Jefferson had
bought.
28. •While staying with the
Mandans in the plains of
North Dakota, they met
Sacagawea and her
French Canadian
husband. She helped them
negotiate with other
Indians, including the
Shoshone tribes.
29. •During their trip across the
Rockies, they crossed the
Continental Divide. They
brought back invaluable
information about people,
animals, land, and
vegetation along the way.
30. •Zebulon Pike explored
present-day Colorado and
New Mexico.
•Pike’s Peak in Colorado is
named for him.
31. •The first westward
settlement was mainly
along the MS River, and
particularly, New
Orleans. Louisiana had a
large enough population
for statehood by 1812.
