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1.The first democratic -republican as president
2.Proceeded Adams as the 3rd president
3.From Virginia
4.Wrote the Declaration of Independence
5.One of the founding fathers
6.Jefferson & Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions to nullify the Adams'
7.Was apart of Alien and Sedition Acts,which they thought were unconstitutional

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1.Jefferson believed in economy untouched by the
government (free market).
2.He coined the term “Laissez
Faire” which is French for “let alone.”
3.The outlook he conducted his presidential duties, and
attempted to reduce the size and interference of the
government in financial matters.
4.In 1800, Spain gave Louisiana Territory to France
5.Since France was in midst of financial
downturn, in 1803 Jefferson took the opportunity to
send James Monroe and Robert Livingston to offer to purchase New Orleans.
6.Napoleon
drafted and signed a treaty offering the Louisiana
Territory for $15 million dollars,he needed funds for
his continued war in Europe. This purchase more than
doubled the size of the United States and opened the west for further exploration. Jefferson encouraged this
exploration by commissioning Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark to explore the newly purchased land, north
up the Mississippi River, the Rocky Mountains and beyond
to the Pacific.

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1.To protect the U.S. and
maintain neutrality, Jefferson drafted and pushed the
Embargo Act through Congress in 1807. This law forbid any trade with the world’s countries. While it’s intentions
were good, the embargo crippled the U.S. economy, and
hurt merchants in the northern states. Many
merchants defied the law,so that Congress
had to use militia to enforce it.
2.After two years of economic
depression and failed enforcement, Jefferson replaced the
Embargo act with the Non-intercourse act of 1809. This law
restricted trade with Britain and France rather then all
countries. It’s effects were no better. Even
though these acts had adverse effects on the economy, they
did encourage industrialization because United States
citizens had to domestically make or grow the goods they
normally traded for.

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1.Lewis was born in Virginia
2.Lewis joined Virginia state militia where he helped to put out the Whiskey Rebellion
3.Clark was born in virginia
4.He joined state militia and the regular army where he served with Lewis and was commissioned by George Washington
5.Lewis chose Clark to embark on an excursion that would help shape America.

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1.Lewis and Clark returned to Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1806 and shared their experiences with President Jefferson.
2.While they failed to identify a coveted Northwest Passage water route across the continent, they had completed their mission of surveying the Louisiana Territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
3.The Corps had traveled more than 8,000 miles, produced invaluable maps and geographical information, identified at least 120 animal specimens and 200 botanical samples and initiated peaceful relations with dozens of Native American tribes.
4.Both Lewis and Clark received double pay and 1,600 acres of land for their efforts. Lewis was made Governor of the Louisiana Territory and Clark was appointed Brigadier General of Militia for Louisiana Territory and a federal Indian Agent.
5.Clark remained well-respected and lived a successful life. Lewis, however, was not an effective governor and drank too much. He never married or had children and died in 1809 of two gunshot wounds, possibly self-inflicted. A few years later, Sacagawea died, and Clark became her children’s guardian.
6.Despite Lewis’ tragic end, his expedition with Clark remains one of America’s most famous. The duo and their crew—with the aid of Sacagawea and other Native Americans—helped strengthen America’s claim to the West and inspired countless other explorers and western pioneers.

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1.Most of the land Lewis and Clark surveyed was occupied by Native Americans. In fact, the Corps saw around 50 Native American tribes including the Shoshone, the Mandan, the Minitari, the Blackfeet, the Chinook and the Sioux.
2.In  September, however, they encountered the Teton Sioux, who weren’t as accommodating and tried to stop the Corps’ boats and demanded a toll payment. But they were no match for the military might of the Corps, and soon moved on.
3.Lewis and Clark developed a first contact protocol for meeting new tribes. They took goods and presented the tribe’s leader with a Jefferson Indian Peace Medal, a coin engraved with the image of Thomas Jefferson.
4.In August, Lewis and Clark held peaceful Indian councils with the Odo, near present-day Council Bluffs,Iowa, and the Yankton Sioux at present-day Yankton,South Dakota

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1.While at Fort Mandan, Lewis and Clark met French-Canadian trapper Toussaint Charbonneau and hired him as an interpreter. They allowed his pregnant Indian wife,Sacagawea, to join him on the expedition.
2.Sacagawea had been kidnapped by Hidatsa Indians at age 12 and then sold to Charbonneau. Lewis and Clark hoped she could help them communicate with any Shoshone they’d encounter on their journey.

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1.Lewis knew that exploring the Louisiana Territory would be hard so he did preparations immediately. He studied medicine, botany, astronomy and zoology and scrutinized existing maps and journals of the region. He also asked his friend Clark to co-command the expedition
2.The supplies that were collected:
surveying instruments including compasses, quadrants, telescope, sextants and a chronometer

camping supplies including oilcloth, steel flints, tools, utensils, corn mill, mosquito netting, fishing equipment, soap and salt

clothing

weapons and ammunition

medicines and medical supplies

books on botany, geography and astronomy

maps

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1.During the French and Indian War, France surrendered a large part of Louisiana to Spain and its remaining lands to Great Britain.
2.Spain’s acquisition didn’t have a impact since it still allowed the United States to travel the Mississippi  River and use New Orleans as a trade port. Then Napoleon Bonaparte took power in France in 1799 and wanted to regain France’s former territory in the United States.
3.In 1802, King Charles IV of Spain returned the Louisiana Territory to France and revoked America’s port access. In 1803, under threat of war, President Jefferson and James Monroe successfully negotiated a deal with France to purchase the Louisiana Territory for $15 million.
4.Before negotiations with France were finished, Jefferson asked Congress to finance an expedition to survey the lands of the Louisiana Purchase and appointed Lewis as expedition commander.