Early 1800s Political Parties and Key Events

Shout Out

• Mr. Lindstrom's class in Ohio

Early 1800s Political Parties

• Party Debate Topics
  • Tariffs
    • Tax on imported goods
    • Federalists favored tariffs
    • Democratic Republicans opposed tariffs
  • Powers of Federal Government
    • Federalists opposed loose interpretation due to Louisiana Purchase
    • Democratic Republicans favored states' rights
    • Federalists supported stronger central government

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

• Context
  • Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase New Orleans
  • Napoleon offered all of Louisiana for $15 million
• Significance
  • Doubled the size of the United States
  • Jefferson shifted from strict to loose interpretation of the Constitution

War of 1812

• Causes
  • Impressment (British kidnapping American sailors)
  • War hawks like Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun pushed for war
• Opposition
  • Federalists were against war due to economic concerns
• Key Events
  • Embargo Act hurt merchants
  • No land gained or lost by either side
• Impacts
  • Made generals William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson popular
  • Hartford Convention aimed to amend the Constitution
    • Proposed a one-term presidency
    • Two-thirds Congress approval for embargoes and war
    • Urged secession, leading to the decline of the Federalist Party

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

• Objective
  • Prevent Europe from recolonizing Latin America
  • Warned Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
  • US would stay out of European affairs, extending Washington's farewell address
• Significance
  • Symbolic in short term
  • Used by Teddy Roosevelt in early 1900s

Recap

• Differences between Federalists and Democratic Republicans
• Impacts of the Louisiana Purchase
• Causes and impacts of the War of 1812
• Monroe Doctrine's role and significance

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