1. Objective 1.01 Continued
Identify the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during the Federalist Period.

2. Washington’s Farewell Address
1. Urged the United to “steer clear of permanent alliances” with other nations
2. Warns the nation against the party system

4. Presidential Election of 1796
John Adams
Federalist
Thomas Pinckney=VP
Received 71 Electoral Votes
Winner of the Election
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican
Aaron Burr=VP
Received 68 Electoral Votes

5. Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
Federalists feared the French were trying to overthrow the US government (Citizen Genet)
Acts passed due to this fear

6. Alien Acts
Raised resident requirement of American citizenship from 5 to 14 years
Allowed the President to deport or jail any undesirable alien
Sedition Acts
Set fines and jail terms for anyone trying to hinder the operation of government or expressing “false, scandalous, and malicious statements” against the government

7. Effects of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Many Democratic-Republican newspaper editors were jailed.
Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Democratic Republicans believed that the Sedition Act was unconstitutional
because it violated 1st Amendment “Freedom of Speech”

9. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Jefferson and Madison saw the Alien and Sedition Acts as an abuse of government power
They wrote a set of resolutions passed and adopted by the states of Kentucky (Jefferson) and Virginia (Madison).

10. Nullification
states have the right to nullify, or consider void, any act of Congress that they deemed unconstitutional

11. Presidential Election of 1800 (Revolution of 1800)
John Adams (Fed) v. Thomas Jefferson(D-R)
Jefferson and Aaron Burr(D-R) receive the same number of electoral votes

12. Alexander Hamilton sways vote for Jefferson
Congress passes the 12th Amendment calling for a separate ballot for President and Vice President

13. Burr and Hamilton
After the election of 1800, Burr read unflattering remarks made about him by Alexander Hamilton (maybe???)
Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel
On July 11, 1804 – duel takes places in New Jersey
Burr shoots Hamilton – what did Hamilton’s gun do?
Hamilton died the next day and Burr was charged with murder.

17. The Jefferson Presidency
Government is more equally balanced between Democratic-Republicans and Federalists
Jefferson wanted to make government small and simple.
Jefferson favored free trade.

18. John Marshall and the Supreme Court
Marshall-appointed Chief Justice by John Adams
Staunch Federalist –strengthens national government for 30 years

19. Judiciary Act of 1801
Adams was trying to increase the number of federal judges by 16 – Why?
Filled most of these positions with Federalists
Midnight Judges-called this because Adams signed their appointments late on his last day in office

20. William Marbury vs. James Madison 1803
William Marbury - one of the midnight judges
never received his official papers from the new Jefferson administration.
Madison was new Secretary of State, whose duty it was to deliver the papers.
Judiciary Act of 1789 required this

21. Marbury vs. Madison, Continued
Chief Justice John Marshall decided that this provision of the act was unconstitutional.
Established the principle of Judicial Review allowing the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.

22. Jefferson and Westward Expansion
Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon (France) for 15 million dollars.
Jefferson was not sure if the purchase was constitutional.

23. Louisiana Purchase Doubled the size of the nation
Was this constitutional? Was Jefferson acting like a Federalist?
Did provide more land (farmers could move west, new people begin farming)

25. Explored by Lewis and Clark – Corps of Discovery
Guided by Sacagawea