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'''BIG IDEAS''' | '''BIG IDEAS''' | ||
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<big>'''Jefferson presidency'''</big> | <big>'''Jefferson presidency'''</big> | ||
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=== Louisiana Purchase, 1802 === | === Louisiana Purchase, 1802 === | ||
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* Secretary of State James Monroe was sent to France to negotiate purchase of Louisiana Territory | * Secretary of State James Monroe was sent to France to negotiate purchase of Louisiana Territory | ||
** the | * the primary American goal was to gain full control of the Mississippi River | ||
** the Spanish had acquired Louisiana in 1762 from the French following the French-Indian War | |||
** the French regained the territory in 1800 under Napoleon | |||
*** Haitian rebellion impact: | *** Haitian rebellion impact: | ||
*** = successful slave revolt establishing Haitian independence | *** = successful slave revolt establishing Haitian independence | ||
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*** with loss of Haiti, the French no longer needed New Orleans as a shipping point for Haitian trade | *** with loss of Haiti, the French no longer needed New Orleans as a shipping point for Haitian trade | ||
* France offered to sell it for $15 million | * France offered to sell it for $15 million | ||
* the "territory" was | * the "territory" was loosely defined | ||
** the sovereignty conveyed (delivered) by the Purchase | |||
*** = a "preemptive" right to the territory over other colonial powers | |||
*** and the authority over other colonial powers to obtain the lands in the territory from Native Americans by treaty or conquest | |||
* Federalists opposed it because it would eventually add more southern states | * Federalists opposed it because it would eventually add more southern states | ||
* Jefferson based power to purchase on executive powers of diplomacy | * Jefferson based power to purchase on executive powers of diplomacy | ||
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** to identify natural geography & landscapes | ** to identify natural geography & landscapes | ||
** to establish inland route to the Pacific Ocean | ** to establish inland route to the Pacific Ocean | ||
** the Purchase did not include modern Oregon & Washington state territories, which were negotiated later with | ** the Purchase did not include modern Oregon & Washington state territories, which were negotiated later w/ Britain | ||
*** in the '''Treaty of 1818''' regarding the northern border of modern MN, ND, & MO which established the 49th parallel as the US-Canadian border | |||
*** and in the | |||
** the south and western borders were negotiated with Spain along with American acquisition of Florida in the 1819 '''Adams-Onis Treaty" w/ Spain | |||
=== Essex Junto === | === Essex Junto === |