THE JEFFERSONIAN ERA: EARLY 19TH CENTURY.
Madison - Madison refused to give Marbury a commission to be a justice of peace. Marbury went to court to find that he had a right to the commission, but they could not force Madison to give it to him. This lead to the power of judicial review installing itself in the Supreme Court - they would now decide what laws were constitutional and which laws were not. This system still exists.
John Marshall - The chief Supreme Court Justice who shaped nearly all of the Court's rulings. Presided over Marbury and Madison and made the judiciary branch coequal with the executive and legislative branches.
Embargo Act - The British and the French issued decrees that basically forbade America to trade with either one of them. Britain was a big threat to the US at this time because of their huge navy - they had been taking people off of American boats (these were people who had deserted the navy in the first place) and forcing them to join their navy. The Embargo Act cut off trade with both countries at Jefferson's consent. It prohibited US ships from leaving for any foreign port. It was Jefferson's attempt at peaceable coercion, and it plunged the US into a temporary depression. People thought Jefferson was unconstitutional in approving of this act, and Madison was elected president the next time around.
War Hawks - Henry Clay and John Calhoun were the main men to whom this term was attributed. They were both eager for war with Britain, and Madison, under the pressure of them and their followers, gave in and declared war.
Lewis and Clark - Two explorers hired by Jefferson that crossed the Rockies, explored the Colombia River, and camped along the Pacific coast. They returned home with beneficial geographic information of the far west, which had been unexplored until their arrival.
Louisiana Purchase - Napoleon obtained Louisiana from Spain, but because of bad luck with Haiti, he began to lose faith in the new world, which lead him to accept an offer from Jefferson, who was concerned because Pinckney's Treaty was void and trade could no longer continue on the Mississippi since it was no longer owned by Spain.
It all started back in 1817 during the era of "good feelings-. ... This era of good feelings lasted until the presidential election of 1824. The election began the era of "hard feelings-. ... Jeffersonian Democracy reflected a society made up mostly of farmers. ... Also during this era, the people became more and more interested in a reform. ...
With respect to the federal Constitution, the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict followers of the Constitution and opposed the broad constructionist of Federalist presidents such as George Washington and John Adams. ... Throughout the "Jeffersonian Era" conflict with the Federalist and Republicans can be seen in several scenarios; most vivid is the court case Marbury vs. ...
On the contrary, the Jeffersonian politicians dismissed the idea of federal power over the state legislature and incorporated the notion of a "strict construction" of the constitution. ... As a Jeffersonian Republican, Madison felt that the road and canal system went to far to challenge the regulations stated in the constitution. ... Even though, the Jeffersonian Republicans oblige to particular aspects of the American System, they still faltered away from the strong federal regulations of state rights. ... For the nationalistic arousal that occurred in the United States after the War of 18...
Era of Good Feelings and Monroe What is the Era of Good Feelings? ... During the Era of Good Feelings, the Jeffersonian balance between individual liberty and responsible government seemed to have been reached. ... This was only the good part of the Era of Good Feelings. ... He was known for his integrity, honesty, and personal charm.5 The people said that Monroe should go back to the Jeffersonian principles of 1800 (national banks). ... In fact, it was one of the major issues of this era. ...
First, the Louisiana Purchase boosted unity because it helped spur the Era of Good Feelings and it displayed Western loyalty. The 1803 Louisiana Purchase helped spur the Era of Good Feelings because it marked the beginning of the downfall of the Federalists. ... Now the Jeffersonian Democrats were clearly becoming America's dominant party in the early 1800's. ... The Federalists" declining power set the stage for the Era of Good Feelings, which began in 1816 when the Federalist party died out. In the Era of Good Feelings, nationalism was highly prevalent because one political par...
Founding Brothers When retracing our country's history during the 1790's and reviewing the decisions executed by our founding brothers, we can discern a trend in the manner in which these men governed that parallels their actions taken throughout the Revolutionary era. ... The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans did not agree with these proposals by Hamilton and wanted to rebel against the government. ...
The Jacksonian Democrats were descendants of the Jeffersonian Democracy in that they opposed excessive government rule. ... After the Era of Good Feelings, strong political parties were formed, and participation of eligible voters rose from 25% in 1824 to 78% in 1840. ...
hmmm After the Era of Good Feeling's developments in agriculture, commerce and industry settled in America, a shift power from the elite into the middle and lower classes began in the 1820's and 1830's. ... Democrats further argued in favor of Jeffersonian strict constitutional views declaring that since the bank was not mentioned in the Constitution, it was thus unconstitutional and should not be regulated by the federal government. ...
Progressives sought to update the American tradition from a Jeffersonian way of government that was made for the founding era to a modern and more democratic nation. ... In the "Promise of American Life," Croly states that the "only way to secure individual liberty is consequently to organize a state in which the sovereign power is deprived of any rational excuse or legal opportunity of violating certain essential individual rights. (416) He wanted Americans to overcome the Jeffersonian traditional way of government in order deal with the unprecedented problems that the industrial...
