GREATEST AMERICAN?
By: Jovani Gomez
3. Thomas Jefferon. In 1775, he and John Adams were told to draft a Declaration of Independence. it was mainly Jefferson’s work though. He attempted to set a plan to put an end to slavery, but declined to bring it to
the House of Delegates. Later in
1797, the original electoral system
made Jefferson vice president.
He later ran again, and it gave
Jefferson a place for presidency. Washington and Adams, the previous presidents, secured peace with foreign powers, and he did not. Jefferson had been attempting to save his money by doing many things, like reducing the army and the navy. In 1803 he obtained the Louisiana territory from the French. Jefferson had the United States supporting
France and Britain in the Napoleonic Wars. That failed due to a prohibition with US trade with their enemy. Jefferson later called for a wholesale ban on US export to Europe, which is known as the Embargo Act. That also failed and caused economic
repercussions. Jefferson and Adams
died on July 4, 1826, while the
citizens were celebrating the fiftieth
anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence. He always believed
that the government should be kept
to a minimum. He is ranked third due to him not having original thoughts. He would come up with ideas that other people had previously developed. He also had many failures, especially of acts he placed that were not necessary. He was still very consistent and successful.
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Who is the
American?