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F- Jefferson
Career:
1. 1769 member of the House of Burgesses Virginia
2. 1775 a Virginia delegate to the Continental congress in Philadelphia
3. 1776 wrote the Declaration of Independence
4. During the war- A Virginia legistlator and governor
5. 1785 ministered to France
6. 1789 became George Washington’s Secretary of State
7. 1796 Vice President to John Adams
8. 1800-1808 President of the USA
Achievements:
1. Author of DOI
2. Author of Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom
3. Father of University of Virginia
4. Louisiana Purchase— MAJOR SUCCESS
Problems:
1. Pirates of Tripoli- they were attaching ships and crew int he Mediterranean, Jefferson sent navy to stop this
2. Marbury vs. Madison
3. British use Impressment to gain a lot of sailers
4. Much pressure to go to war. The navy was experienced but they were small in number and size/small guns boats, mosquito fleet