1. Thomas Jefferson,
Monticello

2. 1800 Election Results (16 states in the Union)
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Democratic-Republican 73
Aaron Burr
New York
John Adams
Massachusetts
Federalist 65
Charles Pinckney
South Carolina 64
John Jay 1
Total Number of Electors
138
Total Electoral Votes Cast
276
Number of Votes for a Majority 70

3. Election of 1800 Jefferson beats incumbent, Adams, but ties Aaron Burr
House of Representatives must choose!
Hamilton supports Jefferson (?) and convinces Federalists to cast BLANK votes
Jefferson wins, Burr is VP
1803: 12th Amendment passed
Electors in EC cast separate ballots for P & VP

4. 1800 Election Results (Into the House of Representatives!!)
 1 vote for each State 
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Democratic-Republican 10
62.5%
Aaron Burr
New York 4
25.0%
Blank 2
12.5%

5. Jeffersonian Republicanism
People should control the gov’t; the gov’t should be simple (small)
Simplified the gov’t, reduced gov’t expenses
Able to reduce taxes (less to pay for)

6. Marbury vs. Madison, 1803 Important Supreme Court decision
Federalist Chief Justice John Marshall
Strengthened Supreme Court by establishing Judicial Review
The ability of the Supreme Court to declare a law or act of Congress unconstitutional

7. Louisiana Purchase, 1803 France suffering under Napoleon
Jefferson buys land (does he have the power to do this?) for $15 million!
Doubles the size of U.S.
Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804
Meriwether LEWIS and William CLARK explore the new area w/ Core of Discovery