Thomas Jefferson's Argumentative Essay: The War Of 1812

During 1801 and 1817, the Jeffersonian Republicans changed from a strict construction to a broad construction like the Federalists and the Federalist changed from a broad construction to a strict construction because of the Embargo Act, Louisiana purchase and War of 1812. The Embargo Act of 1807 made all exports from the United States illegal because Jefferson wanted Britain and France to respect American rights during the Napoleonic Wars. Thomas Jefferson wanted to avoid war, but instead it was a costly failure because many people started to smuggle goods through Canada. He went against his beliefs by demonstrating violation of individual liberties and the federal government's power over the people and the states. A few days before Jefferson’s presidency ended Congress passed the Non-Intercourse Act, which enabled lifted all embargoes o n American ships except for those bound for British or French ports.

During Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, he purchased Louisiana for 15 million dollars from France in order to double America's size. This went against Jefferson’s believes because he believed that the government only had the rights specifically

trade. The Democratic-Republicans were in favor of the war because they thought they would gain more support from the citizens and weaken the Federalist. The Federalist opposed the war because they view the British as an ally and if the U.S. then the citizens would support the Democratic-Republicans. At the Hartford Convention, the Federalists discussed discussed removing the three-fifths compromise, requiring a two-thirds majority in Congress for the admission of new states and laws restricting trade. The Federalists wanted an amendment passed to take away power from the Congress on the involvement of foreign trade. The Federalists acted as Democratic Republicans by wanting a weak central government and smaller