Chapter 8: Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Chapter 8: Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision focuses on:

• Regionalism
• Jefferson as a president
• Foreign conflicts
• The War of 1812

Section Headings

1. Introduction: Limits of Equality (223)
2. Regional Identities in a New Republic (224)
   1. Westward the Course of Empire (225)
   2. Native American Resistance (226)
   3. Commercial Life in the Cities (226)
3. Jefferson as President (228)
   1. Jeffersonian Reforms (229)
   2. The Louisiana Purchase (230)
   3. The Lewis and Clark Expedition (231)
   4. Conflict with the Barbary States (232)
4. Jefferson's Critics (233)
   1. Attack on the Judges (236)
   2. Politics of Desperation (237)
   3. Murder and Conspiracy: The Curious Career of Aaron Burr (238)
   4. The Slave Trade (239)
5. Embarrassments Overseas (240)
   1. Embargo Divides the Nation (241)
   2. A New Administration Goes to War (242)
   3. Fumbling Towards Conflict (243)
6. The Strange War of 1812 (244)
   1. Hartford Convention: The Demise of the Federalists (246)
   2. Treaty of Ghent Ends the War (247)
7. Conclusion: Republican Legacy (248)