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Thomas Jefferson
Elected 3rd President of the United States of the America 1800 -
Key Concept 4.1
The United States began to develop a modern democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation’s democratic ideals and change their society and institutions to match them. -
Key Concept 4.2
Innovations in technology, agriculture, and commerce powerfully accelerated the American economy, precipitating profound changes to U.S. society and to national and regional identities. -
Key Concept 4.3
The U.S. interest in increasing foreign trade and expanding its national borders shaped the nation’s foreign policy and spurred government and private initiatives. -
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Period 4: 1800-1848
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Age of Jefferson 1800-1816
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Louisiana Purchase 1803
A land acquistion that doubled the size of the the United States. Jefferson purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte the leader of France. -
Election of Jefferson
Elected to second term of presidency 1804
