Table of Contents Introduction 6 Chapter One The Virginian 10 Chapter Two President Jefferson’s First Term 28 Chapter Three The Barbary War and the Louisiana Purchase 44 Chapter Four The Corps of Discovery and American Indians 56 Chapter Five Jefferson’s Second Term 66 Chapter Six An Active Retirement 80 Timeline 90 Source Notes 91 Glossary 96 Selected Bibliography 98 Further Information 99 Index 101
Introduction Nearly a thousand people gathered in the nation’s new capital city Washington DC on March 4 1801 to witness the inauguration of the third president of the United States The crowd packed into the Senate Chamber of the unfinished Capitol Building The room was so full not another creature could enter according to writer Margaret Bayard Smith who attended the event Seated on the podium was the president-elect Thomas Jefferson On either side of him sat the Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall and the vice president elect Aaron Burr Jefferson arrived in Washington DC on horseback though he walked to the site of his inauguration 6
Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
Despite his contradictions, Jefferson's words continue to express the noble ideals of Americans—freedom from tyranny and equality for all.
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By: Emily Rose Oachs
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