THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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He believed that each man needed to own his own business.
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He believed that the US should expand Westward and grow.
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He believed that all men should own slaves.
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He thought everything was fine and they needed to leave everything alone.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In his 1805 Inaugural address, Jefferson celebrated the expansion of the country as a means of preserving and protecting the American Nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Westward expansion began in earnest in 1803. Thomas Jefferson negotiated a treaty with France in which the United States paid France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory – 828, 000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River – effectively doubling the size of the young nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The idea of Manifest Destiny, a term coined by Journalist John O’Sullivan, came to embody the American ideal of expanding from sea to sea. Jefferson would be pleased that the American people remembered his purchase as positive and used his purchase as a springboard from which to continue westward expansion.
Detailed explanation-4: -From the beginning, the two men harbored opposing visions of the nation’s path. Jefferson believed that America’s success lay in its agrarian tradition. Hamilton’s economic plan hinged on the promotion of manufactures and commerce.