In which John Green teaches you about founding father and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson is a somewhat controversial figure in American history, largely because he, like pretty much all humans, was a big bundle of contradictions. Jefferson was a slave-owner who couldn't decide if he liked slavery. He advocated for small government but expanded federal power more than either of his presidential predecessor. He also idealized the independent farmer and demonized manufacturing, but put policies in place that would expand industrial production in the US. Controversy may ensue as we try to deviate a bit from the standard hagiography/slander story that is usually told about old TJ. John explores Jefferson's election, his policies, and some of the new nation's (literally and figuratively) formative events that took place during Jefferson's presidency. In addition to all this, Napoleon drops in to sell Louisiana, John Marshall sets the course of the Supreme Court, and John Adams gets called a tiny tyrant.
Chapters:
Introduction: Thomas Jefferson
The Election of 1800
Jefferson's Attitudes Towards Slavery
Gabriel's Rebellion and Other Slave Uprisings
Mystery Document
Jefferson's America
John Marshall, Judicial Review, and Marbury v. Madison
The Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson's Embargo
Jefferson's Complicated Legacy
Credits
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- Complexly
- Provider Set:
- Crash Course US History
- Date Added:
- 04/11/2013
