HIST 1100 Lecture 13: Chapter 9 Lecture Notes
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Declared that he would reverse unfair federalist party policies. Appointed new judges and repealed judiciary act of 1801: court packing of federalist. Madison (jefferson"s sec of state) refused to deliver marbury (adams admin--congress) commission. Marbury petitioned a writ of mandamus compelling delivery of commissions. Jefferson and democratic republican party decreased taxes and size of federal gov"t. Bought entire region west of mississippi river from france--doubled size of us territory. Federalist party argued constitution didn"t give president power to purchase territory from a foreign power. Sooo, jefferson made a treaty w france to make purchase is constitutional. After purchase, lewis and clark expedition to study new land and make maps. Old nw/sw homesteaders moved to new unsettled lands. Anglophone americans: providence (god) is on their side; believed they were spreading dem-republicanism. Nas fought back/attacked settlers from who claimed their territory. But he, federalists, and dem-republicans all agreed nas should be farmers not hunter-gatherers--don"t require as much land.
