Thomas Jefferson ~ The Great Democrat

Mr. Jefferson is a two-term president. In 1803 President Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase. It cost $15,000,000. He is our third president.

I would like to say, "Thank You, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Clark for buying and exploring the Louisiana Territory.

P.S. I wish I could have come with you!

by Benjamin (age 9)

Credit: Map: © WITF, Inc.; Portrait: Courtesy Independence National Historical Park

Map of the area of the U.S. procured with the Louisiana Purchase, by Rembrandt Peale.