The Age of Jefferson The Jefferson Presidency Jefferson Attacked as an Infidel During the presidential campaign of 1800, the Federalists attacked Thomas Jefferson as an infidel, claiming that Jefferson's intoxication with the religious and political extremism of the French Revolution disqualified him from public office. In this cartoon, the eye of God has instigated the American eagle to snatch from Jefferson's hand the "Constitution & Independence" of the United States before he can cast it on an "Altar to Gallic Despotism," whose flames are being fed by the writings of Thomas Paine, Helvetius, Rousseau, and other freethinkers. The paper, "To Mazzei," dropping from Jefferson's right hand, was a 1796 letter that was interpreted by Jefferson's enemies as an indictment of the character of George Washington.

Revolution The New President’s Personality –walked to inauguration Public Education –Limited success

Revolution Cont’d Cultural Independence –Noah Webster  –  Washington Irving – Stories about American life in New World Religion –Skeptical Thinkers Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson Ben Franklin

Revolution Cont’d Religion Cont’d –Second Great Awakening Improvements in Technology –Jefferson believed in agrarian society, but

Revolution Cont’d Improvements in Technology Cont’d –Cotton Gin

Marbury vs. Madison 1803 Reducing Federal Powers –Jefferson moved to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801 / “midnight appointments” Marbury was a midnight appointment who never got his letter and Madison, refused to send it

Marbury vs. Madison 1803 Cont’d John Marshall was chief Justice establishes president that Supreme Court can overturn an act of Congress

Louisiana Purchase Napoleon Eyes America –French land was lost east of the Mississippi in 1763

Louisiana Purchase Cont’d External Factors –Tousssaint L’Ouverture

Thomas Jefferson's plan in 1805 to build on the Louisiana Purchase by buying West Florida from Spain is lampooned in this cartoon. Induced by the sting of the hornet Napoleon, Jefferson vomits gold coins before a dancing Spanish representative holding maps of East and West Florida and carrying French Minister Charles- Maurice de Talleyrand's instructions in his pocket. West Florida was captured by the United States during the War of 1812, and East Florida was acquired by treaty in 1819 during James Monroe's administration Fake Smile

Louisiana Purchase Cont’d Sold! –$15 million Pleased and Embarrassed *Fake Smile*

Burr Conspiracy Changing party –Burr almost cost Jefferson the Presidency in 1800 –Burr looses election, blames Hamilton

Burr Conspiracy Cont’d Burr challenges Hamilton to a duel Hamilton is mortally wounded and dies the next day

Burr Conspiracy Cont’d Trial –Jefferson manages the gov’ts case from Washington Symbolic –weak national gov’t in a growing empire

Caught up in it Neutral rights –Napoleonic Wars between England and France Impressment –British navy –Chesapeake-Leopard incident

Caught up in it Cont’d Embargo –Jefferson-authored legislation passed by Congress Trade Chess –Madison puts pressure on Britain and France to repeal laws by offering to assist the other if neither relent

The Age of Jefferson War of 1812

General Henry Harrison committed advocate of Western expansion

General Henry Harrison Cont’d Plan did not seem kind to Natives

Britain had long been allies with Native tribes fur trade

Tecumseh and the Prophet (Tenskwatawa) The Prophet Tenskwatawa

Tecumseh and the Prophet (Tenskawatawa) Cont’d Tecumseh

Fever against Europe and Neighbors From Spain American Encroachment

Fever against Europe and Neighbors Cont’d Rise of War Hawks

War Napoleon Early Battles w. Tribes

War Cont’d Great Lakes successes Creek Indians

War Cont’d Andrew Jackson Battle of Horseshoe Bend *Fake Smile*

War Cont’d British Invasion –Central Coast after surrender of Napoleon in 1814, England prepared to invade USA

War Cont’d British Invasion Cont’d North South

The End of the Federalists Anger towards early battle failures Hartford, Connecticut The “death blow”

The Peace Settlement Ghent, Belgium English and United States

The Peace Settlement Cont’d Native Americans and The United States