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Early U.S. History Lecture #8

Early U.S. History Lecture #8. Jeffersonian Republicanism. Themes. The acquisition of land allowed more Americans to pursue opportunity. The acquisition of land increased sectional differences. Loose interpretation of the Constitution Strong federal gov’t

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Early U.S. History Lecture #8

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  1. Early U.S. HistoryLecture #8 Jeffersonian Republicanism

  2. Themes • The acquisition of land allowed more Americans to pursue opportunity. • The acquisition of land increased sectional differences.

  3. Loose interpretation of the Constitution Strong federal gov’t Favors Business & Industrialization (Monied interests) Pro-English Strict interpretation of the Constitution Strong state gov’t Favors agricultural interests (farmers) Pro-French Hamilton & Jefferson &The Federalists The Republicans

  4. Jeffersonian Democracy • When did Jefferson give his first inaugural address? • How did he characterize the last Presidential election? How did he try to encourage political unity? • What policies did he want to pursue as President? Why would these policies be popular with poor white men?

  5. Jefferson’s 3rd Annual Address • When and where did Jefferson give this speech? • What event precipitated the negotiations which led to the Louisiana Purchase? • What concerns about the Louisiana Purchase did Jefferson address? • What approach did he want to take to the Napoleonic Wars being fought in Europe?

  6. This 19th century engraving shows an American sailor being seized while those who might try to assist him are elbowed aside. The impressment of sailors into the British navy from American ships was one of the more prominent causes of the War of 1812.

  7. Thinking that the British would attack Baltimore, the government failed to provide an adequate defense of Washington. On August 25, 1814, after their victory at Bladensburg, the British entered Washington unopposed, "for the barbarous purpose of destroying the city," confessed a British officer. After setting much of the city ablaze, the British withdrew on August 26 and President Madison returned the following day.

  8. Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion depicts the Battle of New Orleans, the last campaign of the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson's troops--army regulars, Tennessee and Kentucky volunteers, and two companies of African American volunteers from New Orleans--held off the better-trained British troops in January of 1815. The battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero.

  9. Monroe Doctrine • When did the U.S. issue the Monroe Doctrine? What had recently happened to precipitate this declaration of foreign policy? • What did the U.S. declare in the Monroe Doctrine? How did the U.S. justify this policy? • Did the Monroe Doctrine fit in with Jeffersonian ideals? Why or why not?

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