Jeffersons Democracy

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Jeffersons Democracy
www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jeffleg.html

• I. Peoples President
• 1. Different than previous 2 Presidents
• a. Ordinary clothing
• b. Rode his own horse
• c. Held open-house
• -invited all people
• 2. 1st President inaugurated in Washington DC
• a. DC largely planned, designed
• constructed by immigrants
• African Americans

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II. Jeffersons Policies
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Alien.html

• 1. Peoples President
• a. Pardoned Sedition Act violators
• b. Eliminated Alien Acts
• c. Lessened citizenship requirements
• -from 14 years to 5 years
• d. Reduced defense spending
• e. Repealed Whisky Tax

homepages.udayton.edu/.../popular_connection.htm
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III. The Louisiana Purchase

• 1. Louisiana Territory owned by France (Napoleon)
• a. Potentially explosive and dangerous
  situation for U.S.A.
• -Lose control of important port
• -New Orleans
• -Napoleon charged high taxes
• to use New Orleans
• b. Jefferson sent diplomats to France
• -buy Louisiana Territory
• c. Napoleon against the ropes
• -fighting wars in Europe
• -Successful Haitian Revolt
• -Toussaint LOuverture
• -Napoleon Sold Louisiana Territory to U.S.
• -15 million
• -borrowed from British Dutch

www.tlaupp.com/LPTerritory.html
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IV. Lewis Clark Expedition

• 1. Meriwether Lewis William Clark
• 2. Explore almost 1 million miles of territory
• 3. 40 Volunteers
• 4. 8,000 miles
• 5. Guided by Sacajawea
• 6. Source of excitement for Americans
• a. Amazed at sheer size of U.S.
• -Louisiana Purchase
• doubled nations size
• 7. Zebulon Pike
• a. Explored Rocky Mts.
• American Southwest
• b. Pikes peak

www.evergreen.edu/.../hotopics/lewis-clark/
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/index.html
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V. Internal Improvements

• 1.Westward expansion
• a. Need for roads
• -National Road
• b. Need for extended government
• c. Need for aid to pioneers

www.radford.edu/sbisset/westward.html
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Questions

• 1. Did President Jefferson really change the
• American government?
• 2. Why did President Jefferson buy the
• Louisiana Territory?