but Jefferson was the more influential and profound one of the two rivals. Jefferson was the principal author of the most important document in US history‚ the Declaration of Independence. He doubled the size of the young nation with the purchase of Louisiana during his presidency. During his lifetime‚ Jefferson also made many achievements and contributions‚ based on his strong beliefs‚ towards the growth and protection of the United States. Of all his accomplishments‚ the Declaration of Independence
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Print Cite In 1803‚ President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States. To Jefferson‚ westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health: He believed that a republic depended
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deal was reached. Louisiana Purchase- Robert Livingston- along with James Monroe‚ negotiated in Paris for the Louisiana land area; signed a treaty on April 30‚ 1803 ceding Louisiana to the United States for $15 million. The Americans had signed 3 treaties and gotten much land to the west of the Mississippi. 820‚000 square miles at 3 cents/acre. Jefferson sent his personal secretary‚ Meriwether Lewis‚ and William Clark to explore the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase.
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number one is the Louisiana Purchase. If Jefferson was still following his beliefs of strict-constructionism‚ then the Louisiana Purchase would have never happened. However‚ he began to look at the Constitution in a more loose way‚ not completely going by the book‚ which led to the Jefferson Compromise. The Jefferson Compromise was Thomas Jefferson putting aside his constitutional and moral values to purchase that large area of land in a transaction now known as the Louisiana Purchase. The second
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the office. Marbury v. Madison: the argument that led to the most important Supreme Court decision‚ Judicial review: The final decision gave the ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. Louisiana Purchase: Napoleon sold the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States and the Senate ratified it; eventually‚ the size of U.S. doubled. Sacajawea: A Native American woman who served as interpreter and guide during the Lewis and Clark expedition. 2. Make a chart
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strict constructionists‚ who opposed the broad constructionism of both Jefferson and Madison who were Federalists. In both‚ Jefferson’s and Madison’s presidencies they highlighted Federalists ideals in their decisions‚ including Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana territory. The average Dem-Rep had many beliefs in which followed the Constitution completely. Jefferson stood in the Constitution’s corner (Doc A) and believed that anything that wasn’t in there was saved for the states which represented
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that we needed a machine-based economy along with Albert Gallatin issuing the‚ “Report on Roads and Canals‚” leading to the creation of a national road were both big contributions to the American economy at that present time. Along with the Louisiana Purchase from France and Lewis and Clarke Expedition were two huge factors in the way America’s geography would turn out to this present day‚ along with helping the economy drastically. The election of Thomas Jefferson was on of the best things
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area of the U.S because of the Louisiana purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was bought from the French for $15 million dollars and the land area was 828‚000 square miles (2‚100‚000 square km). That is 529‚920‚000 acres of land which comes out to be only 2.8 cents an acre. Converting that over to today’s prices it would be $1.58976 trillion dollars based on the average acre price of $3‚000 and acre (2014). That’s a profit of $1.589745 trillion dollars. This purchase also represents about 22.3% of the
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Commander in Chief he changed his tune towards these issues. The three largest contradictions that stand out amongst his actions were his war with the Barbary pirates‚ using restrictive economic policies to achieve his goals‚ and his acquiring of Louisiana. Although these contradictions were for the good of the country‚ he still went against the convictions that got him elected. Critically‚ Thomas Jefferson went against his views of having "unnecessarily" large military that would intimidate
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Tripoli declared war on the United States‚ and Jefferson was forced to augment the size of the navy in order to defeat the Barbary pirates. The Louisiana Purchase is another course of action taken by Jefferson known for contradicting his strict constructionist views. Neglecting the fact that there is no clause in the Constitution permitting him to purchase land‚ Jefferson used Napoleons European conquest to help him get rid of New World worries. Napoleon compares this decision to saying to your grown
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