The American Pageant
Ch 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic
1800-1812, pg 211-232
SCA AP US History
The American Pageant
Fall Semester
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| 987463242 | 1800 election: parties | Federalists, Democratic-Republicans -functioned as first national political parties | 1 | |
| 987463243 | 1800 election: opponents | John Adams--Federalist [strong central government &public order] Thomas Jefferson--Democratic-Republican[guardians of agrarian purity, liberty, states' rights] | 2 | |
| 987463244 | 1800-1812 messier reality | Jeffersonians in power had to act like Federalists (asserted Federal authority) to handle several crises and opportunities. Far easier to condemn the other party while running against them, then to govern consistently by only Jeffersonian principles. | 3 | |
| 987463245 | 1800 election, challenges for Federalists | -ill will from Alien and Sedition Acts (though most Jeffersonians anyway) -Hamiltonian wing of Fed split with pres Adams over no war with France; Hamilton published attack pamphlet, Jeffersonians helped publish, flame the division with the Federalists -Adams raised public debt, taxes, stamp act, started US Navy, but no war. | 4 | |
| 987463246 | Mudslinging against Jefferson | Federalists concentrated on Jefferson, not views. Whispering campaing, that he -robbed widow & kids of trust fund; -fathered kids by his slaves [Lie!--it was his nephew who lived on his estate--a real bum; DNA of him and nephew would have a lot in common]; was Atheist; would burn/ban Bibles, that he was like Paine & Voltaire [atheists], would lead to French-type reign of terror, despotism, burn constitution, that he voted for Obama [jk] | 5 | |
| 987463247 | 1800 election results | Jefferson 73 electoral votes; Adams 63; NY decisive [250 votes], narrow victory, by Aaron Burr's help. J strong in S & W, esp states with universal white male suffrage; 3/5 clause (that slaves counted 3/5 toward congressional and Electoral College representation, gave white S voters bonus that helped J. So called "Negro President" | 6 | |
| 987463248 | Electoral college deadlock | Technicality caused deadlock tie between Jefferson & his vp running mate, Aaron Burr, took months to resolve. | 7 | |
| 987463249 | John Adams as Federalist president, ranking | Last one. Party slowly faded away, gone by days of A Jackson | 8 | |
| 987463250 | Jefferson saw election as "revolution" like 1776, per TJ | -to restore republican experiment--not strong Fed govt never envisioned by 1776 founders -to check the growth of government power -halt the decay of virtue TJ felt had set in under Fed rule | 9 | |
| 987463251 | Remarkable transition of power | -peaceful and orderly -based on election that all parties accepted (amazing after bitter partisanship) -Britain wouldn't have such succession for another generation -American pride in vigor of experiment in democracy | 10 |
