In the 1790s, Thomas Jefferson, who supported a solid state and local government, helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party along with James Madison to restrict Hamilton's Federalist Party, which upheld for a powerful national government with expansive controls over the economy. After his election in 1801, Thomas Jefferson, to a large extent, altered his earlier philosophy as he took upon Federalist actions by purchasing Louisiana, passing the Embargo Act and going to war with the Barbary States.
The United States Constitution was written by James Madison on September 17, 1787 to replaced the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United states which the national government was weaker than states government. The constitution …show more content…
As president, Jefferson acted outside his honest to goodness power on various events. One such event was when Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to John Breckinridge and his purpose was to inform Breckinridge about the Louisiana Purchase, which he bought from France. Jefferson started off by saying that the Constitution did not mentioned anything about the United States from having other countries under the United States or about the United States making other countries part of their country. Jefferson understood that as the President of the United States he isn’t supposed to this but he was doing what he thought was best for America and he supports that, so he purchased Louisiana (Doc 4). As a result the Louisiana Purchase helped doubled U.S. territory, helped remove France from Western borders of U.S. and allowed farmers to send goods down Mississippi River to New Orleans. The westward expansion created more states with Republican representatives. Similar to the Florida Purchased made by John Adams later in 1819, it benefited America as we got to gain back the right of deposit, the ability and right to ship goods from the port of New Orleans, to the United States which was revoked by the French, it also created new states and unified our country. The Louisiana Purchase and the Florida Purchase Treaty are similar to each other as they both created nationalism, a strong pride for a country, as they both created new states and enhanced America’s trading which benefited the
The United States Constitution was written by James Madison on September 17, 1787 to replaced the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United states which the national government was weaker than states government. The constitution …show more content…
As president, Jefferson acted outside his honest to goodness power on various events. One such event was when Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to John Breckinridge and his purpose was to inform Breckinridge about the Louisiana Purchase, which he bought from France. Jefferson started off by saying that the Constitution did not mentioned anything about the United States from having other countries under the United States or about the United States making other countries part of their country. Jefferson understood that as the President of the United States he isn’t supposed to this but he was doing what he thought was best for America and he supports that, so he purchased Louisiana (Doc 4). As a result the Louisiana Purchase helped doubled U.S. territory, helped remove France from Western borders of U.S. and allowed farmers to send goods down Mississippi River to New Orleans. The westward expansion created more states with Republican representatives. Similar to the Florida Purchased made by John Adams later in 1819, it benefited America as we got to gain back the right of deposit, the ability and right to ship goods from the port of New Orleans, to the United States which was revoked by the French, it also created new states and unified our country. The Louisiana Purchase and the Florida Purchase Treaty are similar to each other as they both created nationalism, a strong pride for a country, as they both created new states and enhanced America’s trading which benefited the