MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson served as the third president of the United States from March 4, 1801, to March 4, 1809.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican who thought the national government should have a limited role in citizens’ lives, was elected president in 1800. During his two terms in office (1801-1809), the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory and Lewis and Clark explored the vast new acquisition.
Detailed explanation-3: -During Jefferson’s second term, he was increasingly preoccupied with keeping the Nation from involvement in the Napoleonic wars, though both England and France interfered with the neutral rights of American merchantmen. Jefferson’s attempted solution, an embargo upon American shipping, worked badly and was unpopular.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
Detailed explanation-5: -In retirement, Jefferson pursued science and natural history through research, experimentation, and invention. He continued in his post as the elected president of the American Philosophical Society until 1815. He tackled Plato’s Republic in the original Greek as well as Greek versions of the Bible.