Thomas Jefferson: The Declaration of Independence and the Expansion of US Territory
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50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of America’s founding fathers. His legacy is still visible today through the Declaration of Independence and the University of Virginia, which he founded. But his greatest achievement was one that laid the foundations for American identity; the conquest of the West.
In just 50 minutes you will:
• Learn about Thomas Jefferson’s life and his time as the third President of the United States
• Identify his involvement in the creation of the Declaration of Independence and his other great achievements
• Understand how he was responsible for doubling the size of American national territory thanks to the Louisiana Purchase and the conquest of the West
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Key information
Born: 13 April 1743 in Albermarle County (Virginia).
Died: 4 July 1826 in Monticello (Virginia).
Political party: The Democratic-Republican Party.
Dates of election:
17 February 1801
5 December 1804.
Length of presidency: 8 years.
Main achievements:
Drafting of the Declaration of Independence
Limiting the federal government's powers
The Louisiana Purchase
The Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Introduction
Thomas Jefferson was one of America's Founding Fathers. Like George Washington (1732-1799), under whom he served as Secretary of State between 1789 and 1795, Jefferson was a landowner hailing from Virginia. Jefferson not only contributed to the development of the Virginia state constitution, he was a talented political writer and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
He served as vice president under John Adams (1735-1826) before being elected as president in 1801. While his predecessors had established a federalist basis for the American system, Jefferson entrenched the institutions of power in a resolutely republican ideology.
He is also responsible for the United States' purchase of Louisiana, which doubled the size of American national territory. Furthermore, his initiatives were the first chapter of the epic tale which would come to construct the American identity, namely the conquest of the West, led by Meriwether Lewis (American soldier and explorer, 1774-1809) and William Clark (American explorer, 1770-1838). A cultivated intellectual with a thirst for knowledge, Jefferson dedicated the latter stages of his life to founding the University of Virginia.
Did you know?
The term Founding Fathers
refers to the 56 signatories of the Declaration of Independence, including John Adams, Benjamin