Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson America’s Third President
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Thomas Jefferson. America’s Third President. Presidential Style. Simple government Informal. National Administration. Chose Cabinet Members who agreed with him Reduced the size of the Army and halted expansion of the navy Eliminated all internal taxes. Judicial Changes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Thomas JeffersonAmerica’s Third President
Presidential StyleSimple governmentInformal
National AdministrationChose Cabinet
Members who agreed with him
Reduced the size of the Army and halted expansion of the navy
Eliminated all internal taxes
Judicial ChangesChanged period of
naturalization from 14 back to 5 years
Pardoned Americans
Marbury v. Madison and Judicial Review
Westward Expansion
Vermont, Tennessee and Kentucky become states
Westward ExpansionLouisiana
Purchase◦Bought from
Napoleon in 1803 for $15 million dollars
Napoleon lost the French West Indies and therefore didn’t want the Louisiana Territory
Westward ExpansionMeriwether Lewis
and William Clark were hired to explore the territory◦* Led by Sacajawea
◦* Recorded soil, climate, vegetation & minerals
Lewis and Clark Expedition
