briefest of negotiations and under leadership of President Thomas Jefferson – the United States doubled in size. The Louisiana Purchase was a deal that encompassed all of the territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains‚ excluding Texas. At less than three cents per acre for 828‚000 square miles‚ it was the greatest land bargain in U.S. history. A bargain that cemented Thomas Jefferson’s legacy as President‚ even though Jefferson would have been content with just buying the port of New
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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 on an independent‚ virtuous citizenry for its survival‚ and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land
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The Government Under Washington • George Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State Washington depended on Hamilton to supervise domestic policy because he was Secretary of the Treasury B. Hamilton’s Financial Plan Stirs Debate • Hamilton proposed new taxes on goods • Hamilton reasoned that a national bank would promote the general welfare C. Democratic Republicans Challenge Hamilton • Thomas Jefferson was against a national bank. • Hamilton’s system favored merchants
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oldest official political party in the United States. In 1792‚ Thomas Jefferson started the Democratic Party to oppose the Federalist Party to fight for the Bill of Rights. The Democratic Party was called the party of the common man. It was probably called this because it supported the normal citizens‚ like farmers and middle class people. Thomas Jefferson was elected as the first president from the Democratic Party in 1800. Jefferson served as president for two terms for the Democratic Party. Following
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time Thomas Jefferson was the president of the United States. Lewis and Thomas Jefferson grew up as boyhood neighbors as kids.1 Lewis joined the militia in 1794 which was commanded by Lieutenant Clark‚ where they later grew a strong bond.1 Several years later Lewis received a letter asking to become the president’s secretary-aide. A secretary- aide is a person who helps another with their daily activities. Lewis had accepted Jefferson’s offer‚ and from the letter he had assumed that Jefferson was
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Influences on the Constitution Athena Falconer HIS/301- United States Constitution April 4‚ 2015 University of Phoenix‚ James Newman‚ BSDH1GHGY4 Influences on the Constitution Documents Summary What was its influence on the Constitution? Magna Carta The Magna Carta was a document Issued and signed by Kind John of England in 1215. It was recognized particular natural rights. “The Magna Carta did not declare rights for all Englishmen” (Hall & Feldmeier‚ 2013). The Magna Carta was originally crafted
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Politician and statesman are two terms that are used to define a political individual‚ and usually collaborate in their meanings. Many times‚ these two works can be used as synonyms when describing an individual‚ but they do have their subtle differences. Both a politician and a statesman are defined as "man who is a leader in national or international affairs" or "a man who is a respected leader in a given field" (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=statesman / http://dictionary.reference
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Westward Expansion. Westward Expansion is when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory‚ and when many people migrated westward. Westward Expansion doubled the size of America. President Thomas Jefferson thought that this would be the key to the U.S.A wealth‚ but his hopes had actually almost destroyed the country. With these new territories people didn’t know if they would be free states or not. Many other problems and solutions came from making the Louisiana Purchase. One large problem
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Thomas Jefferson had many goals for the Lewis and Clark Expedition‚ but the main goal was to find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although they did not accomplish this goal‚ they did accomplish many more of their goals. One of the goals they fulfilled included taking notes of the lands economic potential during their expedition. Also‚ Lewis and Clark‚ both wrote diaries that reported wildlife‚ abundant resources‚ opportunities for trade‚ and other information
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life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness (US 1776).” The Declaration of Independence was published on July 4‚ 1776‚ after seventeen days of deliberate debate about what would be the foreground of a new nation. The formal document‚ written by Thomas Jefferson‚ declared the freedom of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain and the tyrannical King George III. The Founding Fathers believed that there are certain unalienable rights‚ “life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit
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