MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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The Judicial (Supreme Court)
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The Legislative (House of Representatives)
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The Legislative (The Senate)
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The Executive (Vice President)
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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: -Jefferson tried to keep a weak national government during his presidency. During his two terms in office, Jefferson sought to stay true to his principles of a weak national government by cutting the federal budget and taxes, while still reducing the national debt.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which Federalist policy did President Jefferson keep when he took office in 1801? When Jefferson took office in 1801 he kept the Federalist policy of the creation of the National Bank.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Hamilton became a leading voice of the Federalists who believed that the federal government needed to be strong. On the other side, Thomas Jefferson, a Republican, argued that too much power in the hands of the federal government would lead to tyranny.