U.S. Before 1865 President Thomas

U.S. Before 1865

President Thomas Jefferson believed powerfully in agrarianism the economic policy. He believed that America should be given a considerable portion of its income from agriculture (McDonald,). This is an excellent example of Jefferson's wishes for America to be a physically powerful, independent, and self sufficient nation, not needy on Europe for necessities, which he felt would release us to economic subjugation

( Landy & Milikas, 152). He also forced " the Embargo Act" purposely aimed at England and France in order to wage a sort of economic war, since they were at war and were largely dependent on new world imports. This act stated "that ships would not be allowed to stop at any ports except those expressly authorized by the president at that time Jefferson." ( Elazar)

The American Indian was a catastrophic victim of imperial expansion. The rise of the American nation on the Atlantic seaboard and its rapid growth into the trans-Appalachian interior produces radical change in approach toward the Indians ( Landy & Milikas, 155). The Indian society was " agrarian-based" ( Elazar), father, other, and many children of each provided a helping hand in providing the labor required to release a frontier farm. However, do to the rapid development population in agricultural technology and markets, they needed the Indians' land ( Landy & Milikas 158).. President Thomas Jefferson did not promise to the well-liked view that Indians were inferior, he believed that "in body and mind" they were " equal to whites . President Thomas Jefferson " Jeffersonian Indian policy" was coexistence and grandulism, that is, "the steady if slow accommodation of Indians to Angle -- American lifestyle through the transforming process of civilization, culmination in their actually intermarrying into the dominate Anglo-American society. President Thomas Jefferson believed that civilization would bring peace between the Indians and settlers" ( Landy & Milikas, 162). Under President Thomas Jefferson's leadership the national government placed its greatest anticipation in its policy of passing civilization to the Indians.

One of the greatest landmark events in American history was the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 ( Landy & Milikas: McDonald).. President Thomas Jefferson predicted in his inaugural address that westward expansion would change the United States into " an empire of liberty ." The purchase of Louisiana helped the United States by doubling its land mass and becoming one of the world's largest countries . The Louisiana Territory was eventually split into thirteen states: "Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming "( Landy & Milikas, 148) These territories would not turn out to be colonies, each would institute its individual government . Later on, United States found out the land that they purchased was a" vast tract of fertile soil, and other natural resources" ( Landy & Milikas, 155). Louisiana ended up being a richer purchase than anyone had imagined during this time .

President Thomas Jefferson was faced with one of his most imperative decisions during his presidential term during the summer of 1803 ( Landy & Milikas 156). The United States wanted to get hold of the area of New Orleans, for the most part to guarantee its right to sail vessels down the Mississippi River through Spanish territory and unload goods at New Orleans for shipment to the Atlantic coast and Europe ( Landy & Milikas, 157) . The United States stumbled upon the transfer of Louisiana from Spain to France and sent Robert Livington to France in 1801 to enquire about purchasing New Orleans . Napoleon initially refused, forcing President Thomas Jefferson to send James Monroe to protect the deal . Upon Monroe's arrival to Paris, Napoleon offered to sell the United States not only New Orleans, but the entire state of Louisiana. "Napoleon the emperor of France, offered to sell the territory of Louisiana to the United States for mere $15 million dollars" ( Elazar). President Thomas Jefferson offered Napoleon the emperor of France $2 million dollars for the region around the mouth of the Mississippi River, which included the port of and city of New Orleans. Ohio Valley farmers relied heavily on admittance to New Orleans, and President Thomas Jefferson wanted to guard these farmers, because they sent their crops down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, from which ships took the products to cities along the Atlantic coast of the United States (Landy & Milikas, 159). However, this brought about horror in the Americans that the French might obstruct with their trade by imposing elevated taxes on products and ships moving through New Orleans. Even worse, "the Americans feared the French might shut down the ports to the Americans" ( Morris). If the port where shut down, this would bring to an end all shipping in and out of the United States.

President Thomas Jefferson was astonished by Napoleon offer to purchase the entire Louisiana Territory, and not just the region around New Orleans. The price seemed high for the United Stated but not out of means for the United States to pay it. President Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase Louisiana, but he was cautious to stretch too far the constitutional powers of the federal government ( Morgan). President Thomas Jefferson explains that the powers of the federal government should be limited to those explicitly granted in the Constitution. By President Thomas Jefferson's own standards, the Louisiana Purchase was clearly unconstitutional. When he received word of the purchase from his emissaries in Paris, President Thomas Jefferson initial response was to draft a proposed constitutional amendment that would have legitimized his actions by authorizing the president to purchase new land, in a new territory ( Morris; Landy & Milikas).

However, President Thomas Jefferson was afraid the amendment would not pass in time to ratify the treaty; President Thomas Jefferson swiftly abandoned his plans for amending the Constitution's clause of treaty-making. constructionist interpretation of the Constitution, President Thomas Jefferson could not purchase Louisiana because no part of the supreme law, the Constitution, "granted this power to the government" ( Morris). However, despite his reservations about the Constitution President Thomas Jefferson went ahead and purchased Louisiana. The Senate ratified his decision, and the Congress appropriated the money to carry out this order. President Thomas Jefferson justified his decision with these words, " Is it not better that the opposite land of the Mississippi should be settled by our own brethren and children than by strangers of another family"