Gregory Markowitz
U.S. History II Honors
Period 2
2/22/14
Jackson vs. Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (TJ) and Andrew Jackson (AJ) are known as two of the greatest presidents that the United States (US) have ever had. People typically argue about who was the better president, TJ or AJ? Well, TJ was the country’s third president. He is very well known for the Louisiana Purchase, fighting for the freedom of slaves and eventually outlawing the importation of slaves to the US, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and focusing on education. AJ was the country’s seventh president. He is very well known for paying off the country’s national debt, killing the national bank, and the Indian Removal Act. Due to this information, it is clear that Jefferson was the better president. First and foremost, Jefferson was one of the first men to take a stand to for the freedom of slaves. TJ would try his hardest to help free slaves. He would be a lawyer for slaves that were trying to get their freedom. When writing the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson even included a clause to end slavery because he believed that all men should be free. As one of Jefferson’s last acts as president, he outlawed the importation of slaves to the US. Secondly, everything Jefferson did, he did for the good of the country. For example, the Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the country. Plus, he bought it from the French for almost nothing. It cost him just a couple of pennies per acre. That land should have cost him triple or more than what he bought for. After the purchase, TJ decided to send two explorers by the names of Lewis and Clark to prove that the Louisiana Purchase was a good choice. It ended up being a great choice. After Lewis and Clark returned, they had discovered over 100 new plants, over 100 new animals, and over 40 new Native American tribes. Jackson didn’t do anything close to helping the nation like Jefferson did. As a matter a fact, Jackson made our country worse! He hated the national bank to the point where he killed it. Although it had a good effect on the country for the
AP History Notes Culture – a way of living Ethnocentricity – when you think your culture is better than other Imperialism – imposing your will on weaker countries Military Economic Cultural Slaves The first Africans were indentured servants Bacons rebellion Bacon’s POV Bacon wanted more land Bacon went to war because he did not get what he wanted He slaughtered Indians for land Indentured servants They were not treated well Had to work for passage across the ocean…
when goods came in, they could be sold at low prices Jefferson -> strict constructionist. Legally if something is not mentioned in the constitution, you could not do it. Hamilton -> loose constructionist Jefferson -> anti federalist, pro states rights, pro nullification, pro France He wasn’t sure how to take care of his family and end slavery. He said one day, slavery would break the country in two. Despite Federalist fears, Jefferson showed unexpected moderation. Undid Federalist abuses…
chose the first Cabinet: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, Attorney General Edmund Randolph -Hamiltons’s plan for the debt=high tariffs, Assumption of the US, fed. gov’t assume state debt, this plan opposed by Alexander Hamilton; fear that AH’s plan was bad for farmers & the South, led to first official political parties: Federalists vs. Democratic Republicans -Jefferson (D-Rs) believed in a strict construction of the…
American Beginnings (Part 2) The Jeffersonian Era Jefferson’s Presidency 1. Election of 1800 a. Adams vs. Jefferson b. Jefferson won Adams by 8 electoral votes c. Jefferson won election d. 12th Amendment passed stating people to cast separate ballots for president and vice president. 2. Simplifying the Government a. Jeffersonian Republicanism: Jefferson’s theory of government that said the people should control the government and simple government was the best b. Reduced army and expenses…
History 101 1/24 Virginia and New England cultures in contrast -New England- families, relative peace with natives, no interaction with natives, religion centered, minimal disease/pollution, no food shortages after 1st winter, high mortality rates, low immigration rates. -Virginia-single men, war with natives, high native population, secular, water pollution, food shortages, low mortality, high immigration rate New England education -puritans began school age 3 or 4 -essentially universal…
as a proud day for the people wrote Amos Kendall, “Jackson is their own president” Justice Joseph Story, “The reign of King ‘Mob’ seems triumphant” a. The Expanding Electorate Ohio was the first to give all white male adults the right to vote and hold public office. And eventually every state democratized its electorate. Daniel Webster in the Mass. constitutional convention in 1820, stated that power naturally follows property. The new constitution required every voter to be a taxpayer and the…
Second Great Awakening begins • Thomas Jefferson is elected as the third president of the United States • 1800 • 1801-1809 • 1801 • 1801-1805 • 1802 • 1803 • Judiciary Act • Naval War with Tripoli • Revised Naturalization Law • Judiciary Act of 1801 repealed • Marbury vs. Madison • Louisiana Purchase • 1804 • 1804-1806 • 1805-1809 • 1805 • 1805-1807 • Impeachment of Justice Chase • Lewis and Clark Expedition • Thomas Jefferson is re-elected • Peace Treaty with Tripoli…
Sugar Act (1764) Revenue-raising act passed by the British parliament on sugar and sugar products Was stricter enforcement of earlier Molasses Act of 1733 Angered colonists, taxation without representation Stamp Act (1765) Direct tax on the colonies requiring all printed materials (legal documents, deeds, newspapers, magazines, etc.) to have a stamp on them Colonists had to pay stamp collectors to get stamps Declaratory Act (1766) Repealed the Stamp Act ...but, said parliament "had, hath, and…
Government paid more than $4 Million to help Georgia settle the Yazoo Land Fraud Western Territory 1802: Georgia ceded land claims west of the Chattahoochee River to the Federal Government for $1.25 Million Compact of 1802: President Thomas Jefferson doubled the nation’s size in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase; U.S. paid France $15 Million for the land which stretched to the Rocky Mountains Cotton and the Cotton Gin 1793: Eli Whitney invented a machine for separating cotton seeds from fibers…
Honors US History I Proclamation 1763 ● Americans must stay on the East side of the Appalachian Mountains. ● Imposed by British Olive Branch Petition ● Last petition to British to leave the U.S. alone Stamp Act ● All federal documents must be approved and stamped with British Stamp Saratoga ● U.S. (Gates) defeated British at Saratoga, NY ● French arrive and help Treaty of Paris 1763 ● borders are: Canada (North) to FL(South)…
