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Significant Acts
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Attempted to remove several federal judges that President John Adams appointed in the final hours of his term.
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Declared war on Tripoli in 1801 over the payment of tribute to protect American ships.
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Acquired the Louisiana Purchase, a vast territory west of the Mississippi, for $15 million in 1803.
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Organized the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which explored the central and northwestern territories of the United States from 1803 to 1806.
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Signed the Embargo Act of 1807 to protest the forcible impressment of American sailors by the French and English navies.
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Career
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1769 Served as a delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
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1775-1776 Served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
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1776 Drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence.
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1776 Became delegate to the Virginia General Assembly.
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1779 Elected Governor of Virginia.
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1784-1789 Acted as American minister to France.
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1789-1793 Served as secretary of state under George Washington.
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1793-1801 Served as vice president under John Adams.
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1801-1809 President of the United States.
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1819 Founded the University of Virginia.
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Did You Know
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Although he expressed his opposition to slavery, Jefferson owned slaves throughout his lifetime.
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Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Jefferson was an accomplished farmer, lawyer, architect, inventor, naturalist, philosopher, and scientist.
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The present collection of the Library of Congress began with the purchase of Jefferson's personal library.
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