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 * [|Thomas Jefferson] ’s presidency had a HUGE impact on the United States and changed immensely because of some of the decisions he made. To begin, some important and satisfying inventions came about during his presidency. The first, in 1801, helped save many lives then and now--the fire hydrant. Also, [|burr trusses] were invented, which are parts of the insides of bridge structures, as well as the amphibious vehicle, the vapor-compression refrigerator, the coffee percolator, and the [|lobster trap] (thank goodness). There were several political actions that also changed the course of American History. The first was the Judiciary Act, which basically cleaned up the Federal-level court system and created the district of ‘Ohio’. This also gave the supreme court ‘federal question jurisdiction’, which was the power for the court to hear certain civil cases that they choose about a complaining person calling someone out for breaking a law, the constitution, or a treaty with another country. Jefferson also headed the [|Louisiana purchase], which in a nutshell is the selling of over 800,000 acres of land to France for 15 million dollars. However, this land was not actually France’s, because Native Americans were really the ones who lived there. Nevertheless, Jefferson sent out a group of men to explore this area and record everything they see; the two who headed this trip were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were exploring cheap land, for each acre was only sold for pennies! The final important event that happened during Jefferson’s presidency was the [|Embargo Act] of 1807. This act shut down all trade between America and foreign countries because of the controversies surrounding the war between England, our biggest trade partner, and France, our ally in the Revolutionary War. The act was not well received by the public, but, it had to do until ‘Europe’s War’ had ended. Those were some of the events during Jefferson’s presidency that really had a GIMONGOUS impact on the United States then and in years to come. **


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