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Jeffersonian Democracy (1801-1850)
Jefferson expanded voting rights to all adult white males. The property qualifications also were taken away, so more people could vote, -
Election of 1796
John Adams, a federalist, and Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic Republican, run against each other in the presidential election. Jefferson ends up winning the election, and Adams becomes his VP. -
Election of 1800
Also known as the Revolution of 1800, Adams and Jefferson compete against each other in the presidential election. Ultimately, Jefferson wins, and a smooth transition occurs from a mainly Federalist executive branch to a Democratic-Republican president. -
Louisiana Purchase
Initially, Jefferseon went to France to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans to use as a port. However, in need of money, France ended up offering the whole of Louisiana to America for $15 million. With this purchase, the U.S. doubled in size. -
Embargo Act
As a result of the violation of U.S. neutrality, President Jefferson cut off all foreign trade. This act ultimately hurt the U.S. more than it helped. -
Missouri Compromise
Created by Henry Clay, Missouri becomes a slave state and Maine becomes a free state. A line at 36 degrees latitude and 30 degrees longitude is drawn, and everything above the line was considered free territory, and everything below was slave territory. -
Monroe Doctrine
This document states that any European attempts to further colonize land in either North or South America would result in U.S. intervention. The doctrine stood for nearly a century. -
Women's Rights
At the Seneca Falls Convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other women write the Declaration of Sentiments . In this document, they declare that "all men and women are created equal". -
Gadsden Purchase
The US wanted a flat area of land to build a transcontinental railroad, since it would be near to impossible to build over the Rocky Mountains. We ended up buying a small portion of land that made up the bottom of New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico for $10 million.
