Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration was so momentous because it was the transfer of power from a federalist government to a republican government. Jefferson’s philosophy was focused on agrarianism. Agrarianism has a farming base. Jefferson’s vision was to expand the economy through the use of farming. He has a vision to use the vast land to do so. However, there were negative effects of his agrarian vision such as: encouraged spread labor and caused soil enervation. Moreover, Jefferson supported the Louisiana Purchase as he saw it as an opportunity to grow as a nation. The Louisiana Purchase was purposed as Jefferson wanted to expand the United States; he bought land from the French. The focus of the expansion was to get people to migrate to the
