Question

discuss why Thomas Jefferson is considered to be such an important president in American history. PLease atleast 100 words.

Answer 1

Jefferson has been a great democratic icon precisely because he so eloquently articulated fundamental tensions in Americans' understanding of the people's power. His  major presidential achievement was the Louisiana Purchase, through which the United States acquired all the lands owned by the French in North America. It doubled the size of the country. The Tripolitan War with the North African Barbary States also took place during Jefferson's tenure.He argued against the new Constitution, instead pushing for a revision of the Articles of Confederation, which many thought were too weak and gave too much power to the states. He felt that the purpose of government was to protect the “inalienable rights” that man received from “their Creator