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A 3 page research paper that discusses 3 events from the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The writer discusses the expiration of the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Louisiana Purchase and the Embargo of 1807. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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from that period. One of the most significant events of Jeffersons presidency might be described as a non-event as it consisted of Jefferson choosing not to renew a law that
was eroding the basic freedoms won in the Revolution and established by the Constitution. The Alien and Sedition Acts had been passed under the presidency of John Adams who was
a Federalist. At the time, there was considerable tension between the US and France and the French were viewed by the government as terrorists, as they were accused of "pirating
ships and making things uncomfortable for the fledging American republic."1 Under this legislation the government could prosecute anyone who published "false, scandalous and malicious" writing against the government.2 The Adams
administration promptly began to use this law to fine and imprison their political opposition. Thomas Jefferson, who was Adams Vice President, was firmly opposed to the Acts, basing his objections
on the fact that this legislation violated both the First and Tenth Amendments.3 When Jefferson was elected president in 1800, he allowed the Alien and Sedition Acts to expire and
thus, restored freedom of the press to the new nation.4 But while Jefferson believed in following the Constitution to the letter, he had sufficient foresight in 1803 not to let
an ideal opportunity for the young country slip away. Spain had ceded its land holding in the Mississippi River valley to France, which included the port of New Orleans. Jefferson
sent James Monroe to negotiate purchasing the port city and Monroe found that France was willing to sell the entirety of its holdings for what Jefferson had been willing to
pay for just New Orleans.5 The Constitution had no provision for the acquisition of new territory, so, at first, Jefferson indicated that he wanted to call for a Constitutional amendment
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