In the first half of the 180s, changes occurred in the American government as well as in its economy and society. These includes the creation of the two national parties recognized by the States in present day, the Louisiana Purchase and the Transportation Revolution, etc. This period of time is known as the age of democratic growth throughout the United States of America, which was molded and exemplified by two prominent leaders. These are known as the 3rd and 7th president of the US, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). Jefferson is considered one of the most relevant Founding Father, who wrote the Declaration of Independence and proceeded to be (thought by many) an outstanding president. In the other hand, Jackson …show more content…
Jefferson worked effectively with Congress, unlike Jackson who had a turbulence relationship with them. Jefferson restored freedom of the press through expiration of the Alien and Sedition Act and drastically cut the federal government, giving more individual self-government. He reduced the national debt about 25%. He purchased the Louisiana territory from France in 1803, known as the Louisiana Purchase, and doubled the size of the United States. Jackson idealized an economy of the small farmers, and by killing the Second Bank of the United States, a private institution that held Federal funds, he put in power the state and local banks. Jefferson also disliked the National Bank, but he let it pass unlike Jackson. Due to this, he helped cause the Panic of 1836, but he still implemented a self-governing sentiment across the states. With the Specie Circular he passed in 1836, he attempted to halt the paper money that created inflation. He also expanded the use of “spoil system”. The export increased by 75% under his leadership and imports by 250%. Also, his actions toward the Nullification Crisis in the South Carolina, which was threatening the Southerners with military intervention, shaped who he was on the eyes of the American citizens. When it came to foreign affairs, Jefferson passed the Embargo Act, which halted the trading with all countries in …show more content…
As democratic, both believed that individual states should have more control over their own governments than the federal government over all the people. Jefferson and Jackson, although they reached a high level in the government, came from different backgrounds affecting their democratic ideology as they came into power. First of all, Jefferson was born into a wealthy family in Virginia, meanwhile Jackson was born far from the capital, in the Waxhaw’s border region in a common man’s family. Jefferson attended the William and Mary College, meanwhile Jackson went to “Old-school” field. This was the base for their belief of common man: Jefferson engaged with the idea that the common man, the individual farmers and the small agrarians groups were the spine of the economy, contrary to the other political parties’ beliefs. He was named the first representative of the common man. He thought that excluding this people from the society was not the right way and damages the reputation of the country as “equal”. Although he thought that they were important, he acknowledge that these people without education were unfit and incapable of being the leaders of the young-free nation, and that is why during these times, unless they owned land, white men could not vote. Jackson took this belief a more radical way. Being denominated as the second
21. Louisiana Purchase- The purchase had happened when President Thomas Jefferson had bought the land from Napoleon Bonaparte of France, as Napoleon needed money to fund the war with France against Britain. As soon as Jefferson had purchased the land area it had made the U.S. twice its size. Jefferson had also sent Lewis and Clark to go and review the land and bring back information on the purchased area.
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson made the most controversial purchase regrading to the constitution. The Louisiana Purchase went against everything Jefferson believed in. Jefferson faced heat from both parties whether it was to accept or that he will be a hypocrite for accepting it. With this purchase Jefferson made the best decision of his time because of all the benefits the land gave the country. Thomas Jefferson was the direct definition of an anti-federalist.
Alexander Anderson created a cartoon in 1808 that depicts the unaccepted Embargo Act that Jefferson put into effect. (Doc C.) However, in passing the Embargo Act of 1807, Jefferson went against his original Republican beliefs. The embargo barred U.S ships from using European ports, during the Napoleonic Wars, which ultimately negatively affected the U.S more than anyone else. Through this act, Jefferson denies the states their constitutionally-given rights, those which he whole-heartedly advocated for in the beginning of his presidency.
Thomas Jefferson was instrumental in helping to create and establish the new government in America. People usually remember Jefferson as the third president of the United States and the drafter of the Declaration of Independence; however, Jefferson also had a prosperous political career between the times of these two events. Between 1775 and 1789, Thomas Jefferson held multiple political roles in the new country, including working in both the legislative and executive branches of state government and acting as Ambassador to France. Thomas Jefferson’s well-rounded and thorough education made him knowledgeable in many areas, which made him the ideal person to write the Declaration of Independence. Lee Wilkins and R.B. Bernstein agree that Jefferson’s
The government by doing this had made a mistake. By getting Congress to pass the Non-Intercourse Acts in 1809, the government surrendered, repealing the Embargo Act. This affected Jefferson’s
I agree with the view that the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 contradicts Jefferson’s stance on not granting the federal government too much power because in fact, the purchase of this vast territory by the government did give federal authorities more power than was acceptable to the people. Additionally, purchasing new land was not stated in the Constitution; therefore, government did not have the right to take this course of action. As stated in “Jeffersonian Ideology” from Jefferson’s point of view: “Limiting the federal government flowed from his strict interpretation of the Constitution.” Jefferson had always been known to make strict interpretations of the federal government’s powers, but because of his desire to acquire new land in the
Yet, that didn’t stop his presidency and even was able to attain a second term which was strongly opposed of the Federalist. Also, during his presidency run, Jefferson created the Embargo Act of 1807 to protect the ship merchants from the war that was going on between Britain and France. While he attempted to put a stop to the nation’s trade ships entering this battle. The act itself failed to succeed as the nation was not only built but it’s economy was based on through trade and without it the nation suffered. Of course, Jefferson wasn’t the only president to have to deal with the Britain and France war, James Madison who was Jefferson’s successor prohibited merchant ships from trading with either side.
My opinion on this purchase the plan for Jefferson was to try to stop the war that was happening with the French but it didn’t quite stop it that when the war of 1812 had all stated up again but it was not only to stop the war it was to stop slavery at that time which was a smart idea nobody needs to go through that kind of pain. So it his idea didn’t work as the way he want it to be. It was a good idea for him to purchase the land from the French but for him to not know what was out there when he bought it must have been frustrating for him to do. The turning point was when Lewis and Clark returned with all their information, prompting the start of Manifest Destiny and America’s movement west. The people that was involve in this purchase was Tomas Jefferson, Napoleon B, and Lewis and Clark.
The most important thing that Andrew Jackson did during his time in office was the removal of a federal charter from the second bank of the United States of America. The Second Bank of the United States, though it is a private Bank, actually it is a government-funded monopoly that acts as a central Bank. After Jackson came to power, he clashed with the bank, which he said was "trying to kill me, but I will destroy it!” Despite congressional opposition, he used the Presidential powers to revoke the bank's privileges, leaving the banking system without a central bank. By 1834, Jackson had essentially paid off all of national debt.
What they never knew was that Jefferson would both be respected and detested for his choices as president. Thomas Jefferson, a man divided, responsible for doubling our nation’s property through the Louisiana Purchase. But, he expanded it even further by driving the Indians into debt and forcing them to give him land to pay it off. An advocate for public education and religious freedom, Jefferson also degraded blacks. Additionally, Jefferson caused a disaster in his country in the years of of 1807 and 1809, isolating the United States from trade with Britain and France.
The era of Andrew Jackson which was nicknames the era of the “common man” certainly lived up to its name. As the seventh President of the United States, Jackson had a major effect on the life of the common man, in such a way that the life of the common man would never be the same again. Jackson’s aim, after the manner in which he was defeated in the Presidential Election of 1824, despite receiving more popular votes than John Quincy Adams who took on the office, was to reduce the power and the authority of the elite. When he came into power after the 1828 election Jackson began to carry out his proposals. Jackson expanded the voting right to all men, in accordance with the Declaration of Independence of 1776 which declared that “all men are created equal” instead of just the elite.
Since the beginning of America, the only people who had any say in what happened were white, landowning men. Jackson wanted to spread political power to ordinary people. Jackson played a prominent role in white male suffrage as most states by 1850’s adopted this. He promised strong states and a federal government that was not involved in the state's’ affairs. Both Jackson and Clay received many personal attacks from this election.
Also he wanted the offices that are solely to benefit the people so that no man has more rights than another. Finally, Jackson was not democratic because he wanted the Indians to move out of his land. So he decided to have the U.S. Soldiers move them west into the Indian territory.
Jefferson and Jackson were similar because many of their opinions often coincided with one another; for example, both wanted the central government to have small roles in state affairs, that the common interest of the people should be fulfilled, the federal government should only intervene with matters involving international affairs, and both believed in the common man while at the same time supporting the belief that all minorities and Native Americans should be moved to new lands in order for the white man to have it for themselves. Their dislike towards minorities was a common theme during their time as presidents. While this may seem primitive today, their belief in the common man (excluding elites) was progressive. Additionally, Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson during the 1790’s-1800’s while working with federalists Alexander Hamilton, his viewpoints were different. During the 1790’s Jefferson was known to be in the democratic-republican party where he progresses an ideal structure of equivalencies between money and weight standards with the American/Spanish currency. Jefferson took charge of the republicans after a conflict created two parties, republican-democratic and the federalist, who empathized with the revolutionary cause in France. While attacking the federalist policies, Jefferson opposed a strong centralized government and granted the rights of states. While Jefferson was in presidency, he cut down on the Army and Navy expenditures, cut the U.S. budget, eliminated the tax