Election of 1800 Case

The election of 1800 was one of the biggest turning points for the United States. The United States hadn't even been its own country for that long, and we were already about to make some decisions that would change our nation forever. Many people may say that the election of 1800 didn't really affect our nation too much, but that's not true. The election of 1800 is aptly named the "Revolution of 1800," because of politics and foreign policy, at the end of this election we would become a changed nation, and anything involving major change is a revolution.

The politics of the time were based around the Constitution. The two party system was much more intact than it was in the election of 1796. In the election of 1796 the two political parties were there, but they weren't as intact and important as they were in the election of 1800. The election of 1800 divided our nations into two political parties, and that's just about how it remains to this very day. The main political arguments were over who should be running our country and whether the Constitution should be loosely or strictly interpreted. A good example of this coming into affect would be when Thomas Jefferson wanted to go through with the Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson supported a strict Constitution, but to buy Louisiana, he would need to interpret the Constitution loosely.

The election of 1800 and Thomas Jefferson also had a lot to do with foreign policy. Western expansion was one of the most important things for our country in Jefferson's eyes. Buying the Louisiana territory from France was also a major movement for this country. From just this purchase our country almost doubled in size. Foreign policy also opened the pathway for the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806. The Lewis and Clark expedition discovered a abundance amount of Western Land that would eventually turn into states of our country today. Lastly, foreign policy caused the Embargo Act of 1807, which restricted foreign trade. This Embargo Act would eventually be one of the main caused of the War of 1812.

The election of 1800 is aptly named the "Revolution of 1800," because of politics and foreign policy, at the end of this election we would become a changed nation, and anything involving major change is a revolution. This election changed many things in America that are still in affect now. If changing something and having it stay for over 200 years isn't a revolution, then I don't know what is. The election of 1800 was infact a revolution.