https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg en-us 2022-11-21 13:58:41 UTC 2022-11-22 00:36:22 UTC hello@padlet.com bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392650021 In the election of 1800, Jefferson triumphed over incumbent President Adams of the Federalist, and narrowly beat challenger Aaron Burr in the House of Representatives. As the first Democratic-Republican president, Jefferson entered the office amidst intense political division. ]]> 2022-11-21 14:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392650021 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392666483 Almost immediately, Jefferson commuted punishments under the Sedition Act and reduced citizenship requirements under the Alien Act in 1802. ]]> 2022-11-21 14:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392666483 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392678136 Jefferson kept the Federalist system mostly intact. He only repealed the excise tax, but kept all other financial measures of the Hamiltonian system. In this way, Jefferson showed a change of parties wasn't necessarily disastrous for the losing side. ]]> 2022-11-21 14:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392678136 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392691951 A fight over Adams' "midnight judges" gave Chief Justice John Marshall an opportunity to strengthen the power of the Supreme Court. In Marbury v. Madison, Marshall established the doctrine of judicial review, where the court had the power to rule laws unconstitutional and interpret the Constitution. ]]> 2022-11-21 14:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392691951 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392701740 Pirates in the Barbary States, located in North Africa, continually harassed and pillaged American ships in the Mediterranean. Reluctantly, Jefferson fought the pirates, defeating them in 1805 and securing the sea for American merchants. ]]> 2022-11-21 14:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392701740 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392708712 Seeking to secure New Orleans, American diplomats traveled to Europe to secure Louisiana. France, reeling from the loss of Santo Domingo, wanted to sell Louisiana to fund future wars. As a result, France sold Louisiana to America for $15 million in 1803. ]]> 2022-11-21 14:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2392708712 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393300539 Seeking to map the vast new Louisiana Territory, Jefferson formed a Corps of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis (his secretary) and William Clark (an army officer). The explorers demonstrated the viability of an overland trail to the Pacific, setting a path for many thousands of future settlers to follow. ]]> 2022-11-22 00:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393300539 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393303563 To avoid wars with Britain and France, Jefferson attempted to starve both nations out through these acts, forbidding the export of all cargo from foreign ships. This deal fell through, helping to provoke a war with Britain. ]]> 2022-11-22 00:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393303563 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393316668 Pushed to war by Britain and Congress, Madison begun the War of 1812. After early setbacks, America won decisive victories in New Orleans and Baltimore, leading to an armistice through the Treaty of Ghent. ]]> 2022-11-22 00:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393316668 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393318310 Hoping to settle disputes over slavery, Congress through Henry Clay agreed to prohibit slavery above 36'30'' in exchange for admitting Missouri as a slave state. ]]> 2022-11-22 00:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393318310 bsd5236 https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393319554 Monroe, hoping to discourage European colonization and intervention, declared in his now-famous doctrine that the Americas were closed for colonization, and the United States would defend any American nation against attempts at interference. ]]> 2022-11-22 00:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd5236/yinea4fh8m73bdqg/wish/2393319554