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Thomas Jefferson 3rd PresidentDemocratic-Republi
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• Domestic and Foreign Policies

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Jeffersons Policies

• Domestic Policy
• Reduce the size of the government.
• Reduce the national debt.
• Reconcile Party differences between the
  Federalists and Democratic Republicans

• Foreign Policy
• Sign a treaty with Spain (Pinckneys Treaty)
• Louisiana Purchase (France)
• Lewis Clark Expedition
• Pikes Expedition (Vice President Aaron Burr)
• Conflict with Barbary States in Northern Africa
• British impressment of American sailors and
  seizing ships
• Neutrality Embargo Act
• and Nonintercourse Act

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Reducing the Size of the Government

• How did Jefferson try to cut the federal budget
  and reduce the debt?
• Reducing government jobs, and reduce the navy
  and army.
• How did Jefferson promote laissez faire in his
  economic policies?
• Free Market System with very little
  government involvement.
• What tax did Jefferson ask Congress to repeal?
• Whiskey Tax

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Reconcile Party Differences

• Each of the following was a Federalists policy
  set-up by Alexander Hamilton during Washingtons
  Administration and continued during Jeffersons
  term as President.
• Retain the Bank of the US
• Continue to pay off state debts by using federal
  moneys
• Allow many Federalists to keep their government
  jobs