This document provides a summary of Thomas Jefferson's presidency and key events during that time period including: - Jefferson reduced the size of government and got rid of the Sedition Act as part of his "Revolution of 1800" - The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review - The Lewis and Clark Expedition explored the western territories of North America with Sacagawea as an important guide - The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed in response to British and French interference with American shipping

1. Additional information from
Monticello.org,NEH.org, Irving
Anderson and
PBS.org, lewisandclarktrail.org
,Barbary Wars at Clements-University

2. Photo credit: Library of Congress, charcoal art drawing

5. Jefferson’s New Course -The Revolution
of 1800
• Laissez Faire• Get rid of the Sedition Act.
• Reduce the size of government
The 1795
flag included
the new
states of
Kentucky
and
Vermont.

6. Angry Republicans called these
appointments “Midnight Judges.”
In his last days of
office, Adams selected
several federal justices.
William Marbury was
one of these.
Jefferson
instructed Sec. of
State James
Madison to hold
up the paperwork.
Marbury sued
Madison
according to the
Judiciary Act of
1789.

7. Marbury
RESULT: The Supreme Court ends up having the
power to decide whether laws are
Constitutional or not. This is called Judicial
Review. It’s what makes the Supreme Court
“Supreme.”
Madison
Marshall

14. By most accounts, she was only about 13 at the time. She also gave birth to a daughter, Lisette, after the
journey. Sacagawea reportedly died at about age 25. Clark adopted her children and made sure Jean Baptiste
was educated. Very little is recorded about the daughter.

19. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=marine+corps+ant
hem&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=6ACE82A645B783
A3EB316ACE82A645B783A3EB31
The scene above depicts Decatur being saved by one of his crew, who steps
into shield him. Both survived.

20. Embargo Act

27. http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_cla
ssroom/classroom_documents-1812.html
Dolly Madison letter to her sister