Thomas Jefferson – James Monroe

1. Thomas Jefferson – James Monroe

2. Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions • Written by T. Jefferson & James Madison • Said that states had the right to nullify, or void any act of Congress that they considered unconstitutional violations of the 1st Amendment rights

3. Nullify • To make a law null/void (cancel out)

4. Election of 1800 • Jefferson defeated Adams by 8 electoral votes • Aaron Burr received the same number of votes in the electoral college as Jefferson • The House of Representativeswas called upon to choose between them • After 35 votes, Hamiltonpersuaded enough Federalists to vote for Jefferson

5. Jefferson’s Cabinet Secretary of State James Madison Secretary of Treasury Albert Gallatin

6. Fresh Start • Shrink the size of the government • Strongly favored free trade (no gov’t controlled tariffs) • Cut army & navy costs • Tear down Hamilton’s financial plan • Reduce power of the National Bank

9. James Madison • John C. Calhoun • Felix Grundy War Hawks • Henry Clay - Wanted war with England

10. Indian Problem • White settlers move west • Indians form a confederacyunder its leader Tecumseh • His brother leads attack against William Henry Harrison’s forces and is defeated • Indians firearms were British • War Hawk rallying cry was “On to Canada!”

11. The War • First year disastrous; British navysuperior • Most of the war fought in Great Lakes and Northeast

13. Battle of New Orleans

14. Treaty of Ghent • No territory changed hands • Right of neutral ships not mentioned • Was more like an armistice • RESULTS • A short-term rise in nationalism • U.S. survived a major war on its own • No territory changed hands

15. James Monroe • 5th President of the U.S. • Was President for 2 terms • First part of his presidency was known as the “Era of Good Feelings” • Regional differences started to develop • Sectionalism

16. Monroe Doctrine • The United States would not allow any newcolonies to be established in the Western Hemisphere (North & South America)