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  • Overview - Louisiana European Explorations And The Louisiana Purchase

    This presentation focuses on the various documents—from maps to newspapers to cultural artifact—that help to describe the region of North America that stretched from as far east as Alabama into what is ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page - Map
    Date: 2007-08-13

  • Overview - Thomas Jefferson

    The Thomas Jefferson exhibit is composed of nine sections. The first eight contain more than 150 items drawn primarily from the unparalleled Jefferson manuscript collection in the Library of Congress. Among the ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • A Revolutionary World - Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson, recognized in Europe as the author of the Declaration of Independence, quickly became a focal point or lightning rod for revolutionaries in Europe and the Americas.

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • A Question Of Boundaries - Louisiana European Explorations And The Louisiana Purchase

    French and American representatives faced a vexing issue when they met in Paris in April 1803 to negotiate a treaty by which the United States would purchase the province of Louisiana from ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 2007-08-13

  • Exhibition Home - Thomas Jefferson

    This exhibition focuses on the extraordinary legacy of Thomas Jefferson--founding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, scholar, diplomat, and the third president of the United States. It traces Jefferson's intellectual development ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • The Exploration And Legacy Of The Louisiana Territory - Louisiana European Explorations And The Louisiana Purchase

    American Exploration of Louisiana Acquisition and exploration of American lands throughout the first decade of the 19th century began and ended with President Thomas Jefferson. Whether involved in purchasing the Louisiana Territory; ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 2007-08-13

  • The Cartographic Setting - Louisiana European Explorations And The Louisiana Purchase

    Evolving European and American Conceptions of Louisiana to 1803 Until 1803 the exploration and mapping of the territory acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase was undertaken by the major ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 2007-08-13

  • Legacy - Thomas Jefferson

    Jefferson's twilight years were spent, in part, defining and defending his legacy. During his final decade, Jefferson drafted an autobiography, created political memorandum books, became increasingly concerned about the preservation of historical ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln: Three Great Presidents - Primary Source Set

    George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Three important U.S. presidents are introduced through documents and images of themselves and their monuments. Especially suitable for early grades.

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 1789-01-01

  • Establishing A Federal Republic - Thomas Jefferson

    In the various public offices he held, Jefferson sought to establish a federal government of limited powers. His actions as the first secretary of state, vice president, leader of the first political ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • Jefferson's Library - Thomas Jefferson

    Throughout his life, books were vital to Thomas Jefferson's education and well-being. By 1814 when the British burned the nation's Capitol and the Library of Congress, Jefferson had acquired the largest personal ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • Creating A Virginia Republic - Thomas Jefferson

    Virginia was the ground in which Jefferson planned to plant the roots of his ideal republic. Jefferson's broad vision of a republican society encompassed governmental, cultural, educational, and societal institutions and activities.

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • "I Do Solemnly Swear" Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library of Congress

    This unique selection of items offers a glimpse into the history of American presidential inaugurations. Eighteen presidents are included in the display, featuring photographs, manuscripts, campaign posters, letters, broadsides, and inaugural speeches.

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2005-01-14

  • The Louisiana Purchase - Louisiana European Explorations And The Louisiana Purchase

    Napoleonic France Acquires Louisiana On October 1, 1800, within 24 hours of signing a peace settlement with the United States, First Consul of the Republic of France Napoleon Bonaparte, acquired Louisiana from ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Map - Web Page
    Date: 2007-08-13

  • The West - Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson acquired an interest in western exploration early in life. More than most of his contemporaries, Jefferson realized that the American West was not an empty wilderness, but a land crowded ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

  • Life and Labor at Monticello - Thomas Jefferson

    At least three hallmarks of Thomas Jefferson's character and interests date to his time in Piedmont, Monticello, and the Poplar Forest: his interest in western exploration and settlement; his belief and participation ...

    Site: LOC.gov web pages
    Original Format: Web Page
    Date: 2000-04-24

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