During his presidency, Thomas Jefferson advocated which of the following changes as a way to restore republican ideals?

Reducing the size and scope of the government

Reenacting the Alien and Sedition Acts

Increasing funding for the US military

Why did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory form France?

It opened the Mississippi river permanently to western farmers.

It ended the threat of American Indian raids on western settlements

It renewed the Alliance Treaty of 1778

It forced British troops out of the frontier

Proposed by Congress after the Election of 1800, what did the Twelfth Amendment accomplish?

created a separate ballot for president and vice president

allowed Americans overseas to cast votes by mail

abolished the practice of counting ballots by hand

let the Court cast the deciding vote in deadlocked elections

Which Federalist policy did President Jefferson keep when he took office in 1801?

creation of the Bank of the United States

The Embargo Act failed because

it caused American merchants to lose money and had little effect on Britain and France

Spain replaced the loss of U.S. trade with increased trade in South America.

the Non-Intercourse Act limited its scope

the Federalist party rallied against it.

What did Jefferson do as soon as he was sworn in as President?

He got rid of laws, parts of government, most of the military

Paid tribute to Barbary pirates

He increased the size of the Navy, removed Congress, added a Secretary

He passed laws, added a new department, hired judges

Thomas Jefferson did NOT believe that

manufacturing was the key to national prosperity

What was the impact of the Embargo Act passed by Congress in 1807?

American imports were not allowed but foreign exports were allowed

Most American ports remained open

British merchant ships were allowed in US ports

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Carson, the former hospital and training facility was transformed into Richard Bland College, and classes were held beginning in 1961. In the late 1960s, Ernst Hall (named for a local business leader influential in the establishment of the college) was added to the original campus. In addition, a Student Center Library building and a gymnasium also were constructed in the early 1970s. Colonel Carson retired as the founding President of the College in 1973. From 1973 through 1975, Dr. Cornelius Laban, Professor of Biology, Emeritus, served as the Acting President of Richard Bland College. In 1975, Dr. Clarence Maze succeeded Colonel Carson as Richard Bland College’s second President. During his tenure, Richard Bland College expanded its academic programs, added an Asian water garden that was designed by Dr. Maze and expanded international programs and travel. In recognition of his service to the College, the renovated administration building was named Maze Hall upon his retirement in 1996. In 1996, Dr. James B. McNeer succeeded Dr. Clarence Maze as Richard Bland College’s third President. Dr. McNeer introduced a residential life program and oversaw the addition of the Residential Village in 2008. The Residential Village was comprised of two dormitories, Freedom Hall and Patriot Hall, which housed 250 students. A new Science and Technology Building was added in 2010, and in recognition of his service to the College, this building was named James B. McNeer Hall. Dr. McNeer retired in 2012. In 2012, Dr. Debbie L. Sydow succeeded Dr. James McNeer as Richard Bland College’s fourth president. Dr. Sydow expanded the reach, range and diversity of students attending Richard Bland College. 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With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the territory of the United States doubled overnight. Months before the $15 million deal was finalized, though, President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress to send a team of intrepid explorers to find a passable water route west to the Pacific Ocean. Jefferson tapped his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to lead the “Corps of Discovery,” and once Lewis grasped the full scope and challenges of the expedition, he called on his Army friend and fellow Virginian, William Clark, to be his equal in command. “If therefore there is anything… in this enterprise, which would induce you to participate with me in it’s fatiegues, it’s dangers and it’s honors,” Lewis wrote to Clark, “believe me there is no man on earth with whom I should feel equal pleasure in sharing them as with yourself.” Below is a timeline of Lewis and Clark's extraordinary expedition.

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