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Chapter 11 · 1800 Adams and Jefferson against each other for presidency · Federalist Alien and Sedition acts = enemies · Adams ironically known as “father of the American Navy” · Jefferson won 73 Electoral Votes to 65 for presidency · 3/5 clause in Constitution helped for his election · Unexpected deadlock= Jefferson and Burr tied for presidency= broken by House of Reps · Adams= last Federalist President · Jefferson’s mission was to restore the republican experiment, check growth of government power, and halt decay of virtue set under Federalist rule ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">New naturalization law of 1802 reduced unreasonable 14 years from Alien Act back to 5 years for naturalization ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Jefferson repealed Whiskey Excise Tax ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Aside from this appeal, Jeffersonians left Hamiltonian ideas in tact ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The “deathbed” Judiciary Act of 1801 = last important law passed by Federalists ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Created sixteen new federal judgeships/ other judicial offices ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Republican Congress repealed Judiciary Act of 1801 in the next year ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">One of Jefferson’s first presidential actions was to reduce military to police force of twenty-five hundred ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">1801- Tripoli unofficially declared war on America dissatisfied w/ share of protection money ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Tripoli gives peace treaty for only $60,000 in 1805 ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Napoleon considers transfer of Louisiana to the King of Spain ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Jefferson “the day that France takes possession of New Orleans…we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation” ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Napoleon decided to sell all of Louisiana and abandon dream of New World Empire ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Robert Livingston in France to negotiate a window on Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Asked how much he would give for all of New Orleans ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Louisiana bought by U.S. for $15 million ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Lewis and Clark sent to explore Louisiana Purchase ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain on June 1, 1812