THOMAS JEFFERSON

BACKGROUND

• Loved music and was an expert on violin
• Raised in a wealthy family on a plantation
• Focused on studying and read a lot

WHAT HE DID

• He drafted Declaration of Independence
• Started Louis and Clark Expedition
• Wanted US to stay as a small nation of independent farmers
• Ended federalist programs
• Repealed Alien and Sedition Acts

WHAT HE DID (CONTINUED)

• Filled up half of the country's debt
• He calmed down the nation's political corrals
• He also doubled the size of the U.S.
• He did it by the Louisiana Purchase

WHY HE DID WHAT HE DID

• He did it because he was committed to expanding the nation
• Also, he wanted to do what was best for the country and its people
• Was more as a gentleman farmer than a privileged politician because he grew up as a son of a farmer
• Had understanding of the law, which made him fully obedient to the Constitution
• His background as a son of a farmer influenced his motives and beliefs