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1801-1809 President Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809 President Thomas Jefferson. By Conor Evans. Facts about Jefferson. Born in Shadwell 1943 http ://maps.google.com/?ll=38.012563,- 78.396217&spn=0.005165,0.007135&t=h&z=17 Went to William and Mary College from 1760-62 IN 1772 Jefferson married Maartha Wayles Skelton

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1801-1809 President Thomas Jefferson

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  1. 1801-1809PresidentThomas Jefferson By Conor Evans

  2. Facts about Jefferson Born in Shadwell 1943 http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.012563,-78.396217&spn=0.005165,0.007135&t=h&z=17 Went to William and Mary College from 1760-62 IN 1772 Jefferson married MaarthaWayles Skelton They had a kid named Martha

  3. Jefferson's politics • 1768 elected to house of Burgesses. • 1779-1781 Served as governor for Virginia • 1783 elected a delegate of congress • 1784-1789 was a commissioner and minister in France • 1790-1793 served as the first secretary of state • 1997-1801 served as Vice President for John Adams • 1801-1809 was President of the United States

  4. Jefferson's first term • Got rid of army and Navy expenditures • Cut budgets • Eliminated tax on whiskey (unpopular in the west, but cut the debt by a third) • Claimed new landform Napoleon in 1803 • (Louisiana) 15 million dollars • Fought Barbary Pirates. • http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=92268

  5. Jefferson’s Second Term • Had to try to stop Napoleonic wars • England and France interfered • This put American merchants neutral rights at risk.

  6. After politics • Jefferson retired in 1809 • Monticello was his house name • When he saved up enough money he funded the University of Virginia

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