rights and economic liberty for all. Washington and Jefferson helped shape a stable government for the new nation by contributing equality‚ goal accomplishing‚ and stabilizing relations between the government and its people. Events such as the Louisiana Purchase in their presidencies shaped America’s future as an industrial country with a spirit of freedom and opportunity for all citizens. Thomas Jefferson’s presidency started with the Revolution of 1800‚ the first time political parties sent candidates
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significant accomplishments as president was when‚ in 1803‚ Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million. Ironically‚ Jefferson had to go against his strict views of the Constitution in order to purchase the territory‚ since there was no amendment stating that a president could buy land. After buying the territory‚ Jefferson began the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the Louisiana territory and it was a success. Thomas Jefferson also signed the Embargo Act in 1807
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Existing Louisiana State Hazing Law and Proposed Changes Hazing is anything required of a member that is demeaning‚ destructive‚ causes risk‚ either mental or physical‚ to a specific group of members. In the Louisiana State Hazing Law R.S.17:1801 in PART III. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS‚ hazing is defined and penalties are set. §1801. Hazing prohibited; penalties Hazing in any form‚ or the use of any method of initiation into fraternal organizations in any educational institution supported wholly
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World History II C-Block 4/6/14 How Did the Louisiana Purchase‚ the Corps of Discovery‚ and Lewis and Clark Impact American Culture? Lewis and Clark were two men‚ given a mission by President Thomas Jefferson in April of 1803 to chart all the lands‚ organisms‚ and cultures included within the Louisiana Purchase. The main purpose‚ however‚ was to find some sort of fabled Northwest passage that would speed up the land trade. Considered the most important expedition in American History by
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Thirteen years after the Declaration of Independence‚ our first president‚ George Washington‚ was elected. Over several years‚ the first five presidents‚ George Washington‚ John Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and James Monroe‚ have taken actions to keep America away from the European nation’s contact and problems by altering the foreign policy. Foreign policy are the government’s strategy to protect the nation from foreign interference. There had to be foreign policy because of the fights
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explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase. The two men were to determine if the new territory actually had something that could contribute to America‚ or if there was nothing new or of importance. They were told to study the plant life‚ animals‚ and the geography of the region‚ to map out the borders of the land. In addition‚ they were to discover if the area had any natural resources which could make the land beneficial to the economy. What they discovered in the Louisiana Purchase was massive; numerous
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In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana from the French. The territory stretched from the missisipi river to the rocky mountains‚ from Canada to New Orleans‚ completely doubling the size of the U.S. Jefferson believed if the whole country was a good down to earth working class community that it would be the future and uprising of the newly settle country. The Westward expansion is one of the defining themes of the 19th century American history both in positive and destructive ways
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The Missouri Compromise Sectional tension between the slave south and free north arose over the control of the vast western lands‚ in 1819. During that year‚ Missouri‚ the first state entirely west of the Mississippi River and carved from the Louisiana Purchase‚ wanted admission from the Congress to be recognized as a slave state. The territory contained a sufficient population to become a state‚ yet the House of Representatives withheld passing Missouri as a state. At the moment‚ the Tallmadge amendment
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President Thomas Jefferson 1801 - 1809 Thomas Jefferson came into presidency with the intentions of limiting the size and power of the central government. His success and failures in accomplishing this goal were many. Thomas Jefferson was America’s third president in reign from 1801 1809‚ once tying in the presidential race with Aaron Burr‚ where the decision was made by the House of Representatives to choose Jefferson whom they thought was less dangerous than Burr. As president he was
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events that happened during these eight years and the most well known would be: the Louisiana Purchase‚ the undeclared Barbary War‚ and the trade acts imposed due to problems with France and Britain . All great things must come to an end and Jefferson was succeeded by John Adams. America is a superpower and Thomas Jefferson was a great impact to all that as been accomplished as a nation. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803‚ was the greatest accomplishment of Jefferson in his presidency. The French
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