Thomas Jefferson Spent Most Of His Adult Life In Public Office Even Before He Wa

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Term Paper Title	Thomas Jefferson Spent Most Of His Adult Life In Public Office Even Before He Wa
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Thomas Jefferson spent most of his adult life in public office even before he was elected president in 1800.  He was a Democrat-Republican whose philosophy on government greatly effected the evolution of the American Government.  A revolution is how Jefferson described his election.  A revolution to restore the nation to what it had been before the economic programs of Alexander Hamilton, including the creation of a national bank; as well as Alien and Sedation Acts of John Adams in 1798, that were put in place to quite the criticism of the Federalist Party.  Jefferson considered himself a strict constructionist and objected to both as loose interpretations.  Jefferson was also highly motivated to end the national debt by elimination of many expenses including internal taxes and military expenditures.  Jefferson believed in the simplification of government.
     To some extent Jefferson followed the ideology which he spoke of.  He did believe that strict constructionism, or the literal reading of the Constitution, was the best way in which to run a government.   Meaning, he believed that the Constitution of the United States should be read word for word, and that if it was not written in the Constitution it should not be interpreted as if it were implied.  The loose interpretation of the constitution was prevalent in the Madison administration otherwise known as the Era of Good Feelings.  Though Jefferson believed in strict interpretation he still, despite this belief backed the Louisiana Purchase and the Embargo Act.  Both can be considered as being loose interpretations.  Though it may be said that these fit into Jefferson's pattern of governing it is also argued that they do not.
     Jefferson, veering away from his normal pattern of governing, decided to buy the Louisiana Purchase in 1807.  There were many reasons why Jefferson desired the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase.  The major reason for this purchase is the Mississippi.  The Mississippi is an extremely large river in the United States that is very important for inland trade.  The river allows for trade from north to south in the interior of the country as well as an inlet into the ocean.  Besides this advantage New Orleans, a major trading city, is located on the Mississippi.   Jefferson also desired to have an "empire of liberty" (Visions 241).  This empire would extend across North America and extend even into South America.  He believed that the empire would not be won by military conquest ...

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