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He was elected on October 31st 1800 where he defeated John Adams. He was the founder and architect of the University of Virginia so people could get a better education and he also did a lot of other great things to shape this country. He sometimes did some not so good things for our country. One thing he did bad was how he abused his power and money. -
Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams by a margin of seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. Jefferson and Aaron Burr both received 73 votes. With the votes tied, the election was thrown to the House of Representatives. Each state voted as a unit to decide the election. -
In 1803, Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million. The purchase doubled the size of the United States. Today that would have been 4 cents an acre. Normally an acre today is 7,400 in Illinois. It increased tensing in conflict with the natives. Access to more trading routes. Increased our farmland and resources. It was going to speed up pace towards the civil war in slave states and non slave states. -
James Madison created the basic framework for the U.S. Constitution and helped write the Bill of Rights. Although he was accused of weakness in dealing with France and England, Madison won the presidency in 1808. Madison was a strong supporter of the Jeffersonian view of a strict interpretation of the Constitution and argued vehemently against Hamilton's view of implied powers for the President. -
The United States took on the greatest naval power in the world Great Britain. The United States suffered many costly defeats. Many in the United States celebrated the War of 1812 as a “second war of independence,” beginning an era of partisan agreement and national pride. -
Monroe Doctrine told Europe to not interfere with the western Hemisphere. It was created because Europe wanted to expend colonization in Central and South America. It showed Europe that the US was willing and able to defend the western Hemisphere. -
While Andrew Jackson won a plurality of electoral votes and the popular vote in the election of 1824. He lost to John Quincy Adams as the election was deferred to the House of Representatives. The collapse of the Federalist Party and the illness of the "official candidate" of the Democratic-Republicans led to a slate of candidates who were all Democratic-Republicans. -
John Quincy Adams was the first President who was the son of another President. He called for federal expenditures on canals and roadways to link the United States. He also proposed government support for scientific research. -
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of America and is considered to be the father of the modern American Presidency as he significantly contributed to the expansion of the office. He hated banks and was determined to destroy the Second Bank of the United States due to its poor management. During his political career he served as U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator, Tennessee Supreme Court Judge, Governor of Florida Territory. -
When Van Buren took office in 1837, he became the first president who was born as a U.S. citizen. Almost immediately he faced a national financial panic brought about in part by the transfer of federal funds from the Bank of the United States to state banks during Jackson’s second term. He is known for The Panic of 1837.