Thomas Jefferson by Brady Brutke https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v en-us 2021-01-05 21:29:44 UTC 2025-12-29 00:38:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Thomas Jefferson Background History brady_brutke_735 https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1057543922 - Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- Nation's First Secretary of State
- It's Second Vice President 
- Third President
- Responsible for the Louisiana Purchase]]> 2021-01-05 21:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1057543922 brady_brutke_735 https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1057551266 2021-01-05 21:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1057551266 Louisiana Purchase brady_brutke_735 https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066006201 - Thomas Jefferson was only looking to buy New Orleans at first for trade routes involving the Mississippi River
- France received only $15 million from the U.S. for the Louisiana Purchase
- France was rushing to sell their land because they needed money
- Some thought buying the land was unconstitutional and especially went against the Democratic-Republican's beliefs]]> 2021-01-08 04:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066006201 Lewis and Clark brady_brutke_735 https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066012418 - They explored the Land that was in the Louisiana purchase
- Clark was Lewis's former captain in the American Revolution 
- Lewis was TJ's private secretary
- They traveled over the Rocky Mountains
- Only 1 out of 45 died on their expedition]]> 2021-01-08 04:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066012418 Embargo Act of 1807 brady_brutke_735 https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066015725 - During Thomas Jefferson's Second Term 
- Set a trade ban on France and England
- Many didn't like this move 
- America was still in the middle of deciding who to be allies with

]]> 2021-01-08 04:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066015725 Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 brady_brutke_735 https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066025246 - Lifted all embargoes on American Shipping 
- Except for the United Kingdom
- And Also France
- It's goal was to weaken the economy of France and Great Britain but it was ineffective]]> 2021-01-08 04:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brady_brutke_735/ir40e4w7ecgcix6v/wish/1066025246