Compare And Contrast Madison And Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration in 1800 lead to the defeat of the Federalists and the resurrection of republican control. The Judiciary Act of 1801 expanded and packed the Judicial branch with Federalists. The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) led to the creation of judicial review, which allowed the Supreme Court to rule previous decisions unconstitutional and go against them. Jefferson strengthened forces in the Mississippi through Lewis and Clark’s expedition during his first term. Napoleon also offered him the whole of Louisiana, doubling the size of the United States for $15 million. American trade flourished from 1793-1807. The Chesapeake Incident in June 1807 ceased trade with the British after an attack on an American ship. In place of a declaration of war, the Embargo Act of 1807 was proposed, forbidding trade with any nation.
James Madison was elected in 1808, defeating the Federalist Charles C. Pinckney. Madison was unable to restore trade with Britain and on November 10, 1810 the nonintercourse act was reestablished. The pan-Indian resistance movement called for the unification of Indian tribes. The
Congress chartered a national bank in 1816, after Hamilton’s original design, further securing the nation’s harmony. Chief Justice John Marshall established key principles in state laws. In the case of Fletcher v Peck (1810), the Court overruled a state law, deeming it unconstitutional. The Rush-Bagot Agreement of 1817 led to the demilitarization of the Great Lakes. Later that year, the Anglo-American Accords resolved the issues of fishing rights and boundaries with the British. The Transcontinental Treaty of 1819 led to the surrender of Florida to the United States and set a boundary for the Louisiana Purchase. In 1823, Monroe declared that U.S. would not interfere with European states any