MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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Taxes were repealed.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts expired.
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The size of the military increased.
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The number of employees in the federal government decreased.
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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: -He slashed army and navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated taxes on whiskey, houses, and slaves, and fired all federal tax collectors. He reduced the army to 3, 000 soldiers and 172 officers, the navy to 6 frigates, and foreign embassies to 3 in Britain, France, and Spain.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jefferson authorized the Louisiana Purchase, which effectively doubled the territory of the United States.