Thomas_Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson In 1797 I became the 2nd vice president. John Adams was the president at the time and in 1800 I defeated John Adams for the Presidency. On March 4, 1801 I was inaugurated in the village of Washington. Which later became Washington D.C.. My first action as president was to reduce the military to 2,500 officers and men. I thought this would help the United States cut back on spending. The most significant event of my presidency was the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Territory first belonged to France. In 1762 all French Territory west of the Mississippi River was given to Spain. In the treaty of 1783 the United States was given the right to a free navigation of the Mississippi. This allowed farmers to get there goods on vessels in the ocean with out having to travel to the east coast. The right of deposit at New Orleans was guaranteed to America by the treaty of 1795. In 1802 Spain gave back to France the trans-Mississippi region of Louisiana without telling the United States. The privileges established in1795 were now taken away because France and the United States were not at good relations. The right of deposit was thomas, jefferson, united, states, france, million, dollars, river, right, president, orleans, new, louisiana, livingston, treaty, territory, southern, much, monroe, mississippi, deposit, because, back, west, washington, wanted, vessels, time, ten, spain, set, sent, robert, purchase, presidency, land, john