[Second Great Awakening (1801~) ]
- rejected “predestinationʼ; believed personal faith and good works can save oneself
- (African) : Gabriel Prosser (black) attempted a slave rebellion, discovered and failed
- (Indians) Handsome Lake (a Seneca) persuaded Iroquois to give up drinking and gambling
- Christians educated them to become farmers and “assimilation”
[Limiting Governmentʼs Power]
- Capital in Washington City
- 1802 : abolished all internal taxes (result: cut the tax to half)
- reduced gov. spending
- scaled down the army / navy
[Barbary Pirates 1801]
- Pirates in Barbary states of North Africa demanded $ for American ships to cross safely
- military conflicts between Tripolitans and Americans
- ended when Jefferson paid ransoms for captured Americans
[Louisiana Purchase 1803]
- 1800 : Treaty of San Ildefonso - France gained Lousiana and whole land Mississippi Valley to West of the River from Spain
- France banned travel to New Orleans <- Westerners and merchants protested
- 1803 Sent Robert Livingston & Monroe to Paris
- 1812 : Louisiana accepted to Union
- *Northwest --> Increased Republican supports as more farmers liked it
[Lewis & Clark Expedition 1804-1806]
- thought the lands were useless
[Burr Conspiracy 1806]
- 1806 : Burr led his army down the Ohio River to gain Texas -> Wilkinson (Louisiana Governor) sent report to Washington D.C. -> Burr arrested for treason
[Impressment]
- “Chesapeake-Leopard Incident” 1807
- British later agreed to: 1) compensate for casualty; 2) return the captured - But not: renounce impressment
[Embargo of 1807]
- French-Anglo War ongoing; both size seized American ships from shipping supplies to opponents though America declared neutrality
- Prohibited all trades leaving the U.S. for any foreign port anywhere (economy downturn)
[Non-Intercourse Act 1809]
- reopened all trades except Great Britain and France
- expired in 1810 / replaced by Maconʼs Bill No.2
- rejected “predestinationʼ; believed personal faith and good works can save oneself
- (African) : Gabriel Prosser (black) attempted a slave rebellion, discovered and failed
- (Indians) Handsome Lake (a Seneca) persuaded Iroquois to give up drinking and gambling
- Christians educated them to become farmers and “assimilation”
[Limiting Governmentʼs Power]
- Capital in Washington City
- 1802 : abolished all internal taxes (result: cut the tax to half)
- reduced gov. spending
- scaled down the army / navy
[Barbary Pirates 1801]
- Pirates in Barbary states of North Africa demanded $ for American ships to cross safely
- military conflicts between Tripolitans and Americans
- ended when Jefferson paid ransoms for captured Americans
[Louisiana Purchase 1803]
- 1800 : Treaty of San Ildefonso - France gained Lousiana and whole land Mississippi Valley to West of the River from Spain
- France banned travel to New Orleans <- Westerners and merchants protested
- 1803 Sent Robert Livingston & Monroe to Paris
- 1812 : Louisiana accepted to Union
- *Northwest --> Increased Republican supports as more farmers liked it
[Lewis & Clark Expedition 1804-1806]
- thought the lands were useless
[Burr Conspiracy 1806]
- 1806 : Burr led his army down the Ohio River to gain Texas -> Wilkinson (Louisiana Governor) sent report to Washington D.C. -> Burr arrested for treason
[Impressment]
- “Chesapeake-Leopard Incident” 1807
- British later agreed to: 1) compensate for casualty; 2) return the captured - But not: renounce impressment
[Embargo of 1807]
- French-Anglo War ongoing; both size seized American ships from shipping supplies to opponents though America declared neutrality
- Prohibited all trades leaving the U.S. for any foreign port anywhere (economy downturn)
[Non-Intercourse Act 1809]
- reopened all trades except Great Britain and France
- expired in 1810 / replaced by Maconʼs Bill No.2
