1. Bellwork On the next blank page in your notebook, write this heading:
Thomas Jefferson

2. What are we learning?
We are learning about the major events of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.

3. How do I know if I learned it?
I can give a brief explanation of the following events:
Election of 1800
Louisiana Purchase
Defeat of Barbary Pirates
Embargo Act

4. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson:
Author of Declaration of Independence
Secretary of State under George Washington
Vice President under John Adams

6. Thomas Jefferson Election of 1800:
Jefferson barely defeated Aaron Burr
Jefferson believed in a federal government with very little power
Jefferson reduced the national debt and lowered taxes

8. Thomas Jefferson Louisiana Purchase:
Louisiana Territory stretched from Mississippi River to Rocky Mts.
Jefferson bought the Territory from Napoleon for $15 million
Doubled the size of the United States

10. Thomas Jefferson Defeat of the Barbary Pirates:
“Barbary Pirates” captured Americans and wanted money
Jefferson refused to pay
US Navy and Marines defeated the Barbary Pirates & prove America’s military strength

12. Thomas Jefferson Embargo Act: France & England were at war
Jefferson ends trade with both countries (“embargo”)
Embargo hurts US economy (bad move by Jefferson)

14. Write the questions!!! What was Jefferson’s main goal as US President?
How did the Louisiana Purchase benefit the United States?
What did the defeat of the Barbary Pirates prove to the rest of the world?
Why is the Embargo Act a negative aspect of Jefferson’s Presidency?