The whole nation adored Thomas Jefferson so much that he was titled “Man of the People.” He was the third President and served two terms, which lasted from 1801-1809. Before Jefferson was elected the government had always had an office in New York and Philadelphia, but Jefferson became the first President to have an office in Washington, D.C. With fifteen million dollars he bought a great deal of land from France, which later came to be known as the Louisiana Purchase. His purchase doubled the size of the United States, and formed thirteen states. Jefferson also endeavored to lower the national taxes and debt and believed that the state governments should have most of the power, rather than the federal government.
