THE JEFFERSONIAN ERA

Thomas Jefferson's Vision for America

• agrarian republic based largely on subsistence farming
• meritocracy
• strict interpretation of the Constitution(Or was it?)
• universal military obligation

Setting a New Course

• neutralization of the Alien and Sedition Acts
• federal government spending cuts
• reduction in the size of the army
  • use of the army for exploration
• universal military obligation

*Marbury v. Madison

• William Marbury
• John Marshall
• judicial review

*Louisiana Purchase

• sold by Napoleon
• explored by
  • *Lewis and Clark expedition(1804-6)
    • 50 in the expedition
    • traveled from St. Louis to the Pacific coast
  • Zebulon Pike
    • 1805 expedition up the Mississippi River
    • 1805-7 expedition to the Rocky Mountains

*Tecumseh

*Barbary Pirates