Chapter 6 Section 3 Jefferson Wins Presidential Election of 1800 Federalist President John Adams v DemocraticRepublican Thomas Jefferson Jefferson received 8 electoral votes over Adams but his running mate Andy Burr tied him for Presidency ID: 625390
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Jefferson Alters the Course of the Nation
Chapter 6 Section 3Slide2
Jefferson Wins Presidential Election of 1800
Federalist, President John Adams v Democratic-Republican, Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson received 8 electoral votes over Adams, but his running mate Andy Burr tied him for Presidency.
Jefferson would win after the persuasion of Alexander Hamilton on the Federalist party.
This made for the passage of the 12
th
amendment
Electors would pass separate ballots for the POTUS and the VPOTUSSlide3
The Jefferson Presidency
Jefferson purged the White House of the Federalist and created a more balanced cabinet.
While in Office Jefferson:
Lowered Taxes
Simplified Gov’t
Shrunk the Army
Promoted Free Trade
He was also the first to live in the capital in DC.
A move that showcased the importance of the south. Slide4
John Marshall and the Supreme Court
John Marshall: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Federalist.
Judiciary Act of 1801: Expanded the numbers on the Supreme Court to 16 Justices.
Adams was able to stack the court with mostly federalist judges called the
midnight judges. Slide5
The United States Expands West
The United States would eventually expand past the Appalachian Mountains
This would include:
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Daniel Boone would be one of the most famous frontiersmen to help develop the wilderness road and discover the Cumberland GapSlide6
The Louisiana Purchase
Spain owns the land that is now Louisiana and the surrounding area.
Napoleon of France convinces them to give the land back to France.
This frightens Jefferson and he sends Monroe to make a deal for New Orleans and Florida.
Napoleon decides to sell the entire area to the US for $15million dollars.
Jefferson would then send out Lewis and Clark to explore the land and look
for resources.