Thomas Jefferson
by- Victoria Castaneda
Main points
Thomas Jefferson was a draftsman of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president (1801-09). He was also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
Financial Issues
Cut the national budget , eliminated the whiskey reduced the national debt by 1\3