Thomas Jefferson beliefs - tremendous faith in common people, democracy an ideal form of government, favored strict interpretation of the Constition, believed in limiting power in government, Revolution of 1800 - his election was a triumph for the common people over wealthy aristocrats, Reversal of Federalist Policies - repealed the excise tax on whiskey, limited army and navy expenditures (allowing the country to pay off thyeir debt, repealed the Naturalization Act (restoring the 5 year period for citizenship), permitted the Alien & Sedition Acts to expire (he pardoned those imprisoned for the Sedition Acts), Policies he continued - full repayment of the domestic debt, he left the National Bank operate undisturbed , Louisiana Purchase - Napoleon Bonaparte secured it from spain in 1800, Who sent representatives to negotiate for the purchase of New Orleans - Jefferson, Why did Napoleon decide to sell the entire territory  - needed money to fund war against Britain, he could not defend the territory because Britain controlled the seas, he abandoned his plan for a North American empire, in part because his armies were unable to suppress a slave revolt in Haiti, The purchase - US bought it for $15 million, Jefferson adopted a loose interpretation of the Constitution by using the president's power to make treaties ,

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