The Cost of Being In-between: War, Peace, and Trade Management in Jefferson's Second Administration, 1805-9

Abstract

The United States found itself in a precarious position in the first yearsof the nineteenth century. As a neutral power on the sidelines of an expandingEuropean war, the circumstances provided both opportunity and danger for thenew nation. This article argues that Thomas Jeffersons use of American tradeas a negotiating tool in international diplomacy to secure a particular visionof neutral rights during his second administration (18059) created a numberof domestic consequences. The effects of his international policies had theunexpected outcome of fundamentally questioning the Jeffersonian politicaleconomys underpinnings of limited federal powers and a government structuresupported by customs duties rather than onerous internal taxation. Declininggovernment revenues and increasing domestic opposition led to the end of theembargo, while Jeffersons international vision of neutral rights remained unfulfilled.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2019
Accession Number
AD1118701

Entities

People

  • Patrick Callaway

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Diplomacy
  • Economic Policy
  • Economic Warfare
  • Europe
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Merchant Vessels
  • Money
  • Navy
  • New England
  • Regulations
  • Trade Policy
  • United States

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  • Political science

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