MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Youngest president
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first president
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Secretary
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Vice president
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson served as the first Secretary of State from March 22, 1790, to December 31, 1793. Jefferson brought remarkable talents to a long career guiding U.S. foreign affairs.
Detailed explanation-2: -1800: Secretary Jefferson becomes President The first Secretary of State of the United States was Thomas Jefferson, serving from March 22, 1790, to December 31, 1793. Jefferson also became the first of 6 Secretaries of State to become President of the United States, serving as President from 1801 to 1809.
Detailed explanation-3: -As President Jefferson’s Secretary of State, Madison protested to warring France and Britain that their seizure of American ships was contrary to international law.
Detailed explanation-4: -His sympathy for the French Revolution led him into conflict with Alexander Hamilton when Jefferson was Secretary of State in President Washington’s Cabinet. He resigned in 1793.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson appointed Madison secretary of state, in which capacity he served until the end of Jefferson’s administration in 1809. Elected President in 1808, Madison took office in 1809 and, after his reelection in 1812, served until 1817.