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Chapter 6 Section 2 The Louisiana Purchase

Chapter 6 Section 2 The Louisiana Purchase. Adams appoints Marbury. Jefferson refuses to appoint the judges, telling his Sec. of State not to deliver the appointment. Marbury sues Madison.

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Chapter 6 Section 2 The Louisiana Purchase

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  1. Chapter 6 Section 2The Louisiana Purchase

  2. Adams appoints Marbury Jefferson refuses to appoint the judges, telling his Sec. of State not to deliver the appointment. Marbury sues Madison

  3. Marshall decides that the Supreme Court has the right to judicial review, deciding if laws passed by Congress are legal or illegal.

  4. Transfer of Louisiana to France • U.S. had gained access to Spanish New Orleans • Spain secretly transfers the Louisiana Territory to France in 1802 • Jefferson authorized Robert Livingston to purchase New Orleans and surrounding French territory

  5. Revolt in Santo Domingo • Toussaint Louverture led a revolt in French held Santo Domingo and claimed independence. Renamed the country Haiti • Napoleon lost interest in the Louisiana Territory after he lost Santo Domingo

  6. Louisiana Purchase • The French offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory for $15 million dollars (adjusted for inflation, about $217 Billion 2010 dollars) • Five cents per acre in 1804 or $3.81 in 2010 dollars

  7. Lewis and Clark • Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase • They left from St. Louis on the Missouri River • Expedition took 18 months and covered 4,000 miles

  8. Zebulon Pike

  9. Pike’s Expedition • Zebulon Pike explored the lower area of the Louisiana Purchase and ventured into Spanish territory • Discovered a snow capped mountain in Colorado, known today as Pike’s Peak

  10. Pikes Peak

  11. Federalists plan to Secede • Federalists opposed the Louisiana Purchase, because they thought the new states would be Republican • Massachusetts plotted to secede, or withdraw from the union • They needed New York to make the plan work

  12. Burr Runs for Governor • In 1804, Aaron Burr was not on the Republican ticket for Vice President • Burr decided to run for governor of New York • Alexander Hamilton, fearing that Burr would lead New York to secede, called Burr a dangerous man

  13. Burr vs. Hamilton • Burr lost his election in New York and blames Hamilton • After reading a letter written to a newspaper, Burr Challenged Hamilton to a duel. • Burr killed Hamilton in July of 1804

  14. Northern Confederacy Fails • The election of 1804 was a landslide victory for the Republicans • Federalists had no support for secession

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