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CHAPTER 9 | THE EARLY REPUBLIC | OVERVIEW

CHAPTER TIMELINE

March 1801

Inauguration of Jefferson

1801–1805

War with Barbary pirates

1803

Louisiana Purchase

1803

Marbury v. Madison

1804

Hamilton-Burr duel

1804

Jefferson reelected

1804–1806

Lewis and Clark expedition

1807

Embargo Act

January 1, 1808

Slave trade outlawed

1808

Madison elected

1809

Fletcher v. Peck

1811

Battle of Tippecanoe

June 1812

Declaration of war

1814

Washington, D.C., burned

1814

“Star Spangled Banner” composed

December 1814

Treaty of Ghent

December 1814

Hartford Convention

January 1815

Battle of New Orleans



CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

After you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Assess the impact of Republican control of the government under Jefferson’s administration.
  2. Understand the growth of the judicial branch under John Marshall and the partisan disputes between Republicans and Federalists over the judiciary.
  3. Explain and account for the notable acts of political dissidence in the years 1801–1815.
  4. Evaluate the causes of the War of 1812 and draw a conclusion about their relative importance.
  5. Explain the impact of the War of 1812 on the United States.