MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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At least 10
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At least 7
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At least 9
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At least 5
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Detailed explanation-1: -He slashed Army and Navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated the tax on whiskey so unpopular in the West, yet reduced the national debt by a third. He also sent a naval squadron to fight the Barbary pirates, who were harassing American commerce in the Mediterranean.
Detailed explanation-2: -During his presidency, the major events that took place were; Tripolitan war (1801-1805), establishment of US Military Academy (1802), Purchase of Louisiana (1803), admission of Ohio to the Union (1803), Lewis Clarke expedition (1804-1806), abolition of slave trade (1807), Chesapake affair and Embargo Act (1807-1809).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and is considered one of President Thomas Jefferson’s greatest presidential accomplishments.