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CHAPTER 9 | THE EARLY REPUBLIC | OVERVIEW

CHAPTER TIMELINE

1801

Inauguration of Jefferson

1803

Marbury v. Madisondecision

1803

Louisiana Purchase

1804

Jefferson reelected

1804

Burr-Hamilton duel

1804–1806

Lewis and Clark expedition

1807

Embargo Act

1808

Slave trade ended

1808

Madison elected

1809

Non-Intercourse Act

1810

Macon’s Bill No. 2

1812

War declared

December 1814

Treaty of Ghent

December 1814

Hartford Convention

1814

Washington, D.C., burned

1814

The “Star-Spangled Banner” composed

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.