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Jefferson’s Goals

Jefferson’s Goals. Goals. Support the will of the people Not taxing money people earned Need for limited and small government Cut Spending Keep National Bank. Support the will of the people. Did away with unpopular taxes/domestic taxes Walked to inauguration-no fancy carriage ride

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Jefferson’s Goals

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  1. Jefferson’s Goals

  2. Goals Support the will of the people Not taxing money people earned Need for limited and small government Cut Spending Keep National Bank

  3. Support the will of the people • Did away with unpopular taxes/domestic taxes • Walked to inauguration-no fancy carriage ride • Did not support taxing money people earned from work • Stressed need to protect civil liberties • Whiskey tax • Passes laws needed to carry out plan • Let Alien and Sedition Act expire

  4. Keep Government Small Kept government to only several hundred people Government protects from foreign threats, deliver mail, Collect custom duties Hopefully this would help repay National Debt

  5. Reduce Armed ForcesCUT SPENDING Reduces Navy to 7 active ships Reduce the number of people serving in Army Help to reduceexpenses Help to pay off National Debt

  6. National Bank Did not like it …….BUT Kept National Bank

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  8. His Legacy-Epitaph Jefferson only wanted to have three things on his tombstone

  9. Three accomplishments R. I . P. 1 Author of the Declaration of Independence 2 Author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 3 Father of the University of Virginia

  10. Your task will be to add to the tombstone R. I . P. Your job will be to add on the tombstone other qualities and things that he did not mention to put on his tombstone. 1 Author of the Declaration of Independence 2 Author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom Your job will be to add on the tombstone other qualities and things that he did not mention to put on his tombstone. 3 Father of the University of Virginia

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