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President Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809. By: Nicole Ober. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was an anti-federalist. He was born on April 13, 1743. Thomas was the third president of the United States. He later died on July 4, 1826. The Louisiana Purchase.
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President Thomas Jefferson1801-1809 By: Nicole Ober
Thomas Jefferson • Thomas Jefferson was an anti-federalist. • He was born on April 13, 1743. • Thomas was the third president of the United States. • He later died on July 4, 1826.
The Louisiana Purchase • Budget for the purchase was originally 10 million, but they spent 15 million for Louisiana. • The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, and stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. • Fought Toussaint L’Ouverture to recapture Saint Dominique and lost during the Louisiana Purchase. • And they then were hit with a deadly outbreak of the yellow fever during this time. • On October 20, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase ended.
Marbury V.S. Madison Case • President Jefferson was concerned that federalist judges dominated the federal court system. • He tried to appoint Republicans to any open judicial spot available. • The supreme courts decision in the Marbury V.S. Madison case surprised many people including Jefferson. • They agreed that Marbury had a legal right to his judgeship.
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