Succeed in APUSH: Election of 1800 and Key Issues
Explore the significance of the Election of 1800 in APUSH, including the peaceful transition of power, economic issues between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, foreign policy changes, and the Judiciary Act of 1801. Dive into the differences in interpretation approaches and the impact on early American politics and governance.
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Election of 1800: Jefferson (Democratic-Rep.) v. John Adams (Federalist) Why is it called a revolution? Peaceful transition of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans First time there was a change in political parties Was this revolution really a revolution? Let s find out
Biggest economic issue between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans? Hamilton s Financial Plan Hamilton s Financial Plan: BUS Tariff Excise Tax Assumption and funding at par Which did Jefferson get rid of? Only the excise tax Was there a drastic economic change during Jefferson s administration? For the most part, NO. Embargos were instituted
Federalists (Hamilton and Adams) traditionally supported the British Democratic-Republicans (Jeffersonians) traditionally supported the French XYZ Affair and Quasi-War left US-French relations strained Did Jefferson stay Pro-French? Embargo Act of 1807 ended all trade with foreign countries Favored neither the French or British Was there a drastic foreign policy change? No! Avoided entangled alliances
Judiciary Act of 1801: Last-ditch effort to appoint Federalist judges Midnight Judges Marbury v. Madison(1803) Jefferson sought to refuse appointment of Marbury Midnight Judge Supreme Court declared a federal law unconstitutional for the first time Was this revolutionary? Yes! Judicial Branch becomes more powerful
Loose Interpretation (Federalists): The Constitution would be broadly interpreted Strict Interpretation (Jeffersonians): Unless it s mentioned in the Constitution, it could not be done (Example: BUS) Did Jefferson stay true to strict interpretation? NO! He favored a loose interpretation for the LA Purchase
To what extent was the election of 1800 aptly named the Revolution of 1800? Respond with references to TWO of the following areas: Economics Foreign Policy Judiciary Politics (2004 Form B) Was it aptly named? In some cases, yes, in some cases, no
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