History of the United States During Thomas Jefferson's Administrations (All 4 Volumes)

The presidency of Thomas Jefferson began on March 4, 1801, when he was inaugurated as the third President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1809. In domestic affairs Jefferson sought to put the principles of republicanism into action. In foreign affairs, the major developments were the acquisition of the gigantic Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803, an embargo against trade with both Great Britain and France, and worsening relations with Britain as the United States tried to remain neutral in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars that engulfed Europe.Contents:Physical and Economical ConditionsPopular CharacteristicsAmerican IdealsThe InaugurationOrganizationLegislationThe Judiciary DebatePersonalitiesThe Spanish CourtToussaint LouvertureClosure of the MississippiMonroe's MissionRupture of the Peace of AmiensThe Louisiana TreatyClaim to West FloridaConstitutional DifficultiesThe Louisiana DebateLouisiana LegislationImpeachmentsThe Yazoo ClaimsThe Trial of Justice ChaseQuarrel with YrujoPinckney's DiplomacyMonroe and TalleyrandCordiality with EnglandAnthony MerryJefferson's EnemiesEngland and TripoliInternal ImprovementMonroe's DiplomacyCabinet VacillationsThe Florida MessageThe Two-Million ActJohn Randolph's SchismMadison's EnemiesDomestic AffairsBurr's SchemesEscape Past Fort MassacClaiborne and WilkinsonCollapse of the ConspiracyThe Berlin DecreeMonroe's TreatyRejection of Monroe's TreatyBurr's TrialThe "Chesapeake" and "Leopard"Demands and DisavowalsPerceval and CanningThe Orders in CouncilNo More NeutralsInsults and PopularityThe EmbargoThe Mission of George RoseMeasures of DefenceThe Rise of a British PartyThe Enforcement of EmbargoThe Cost of EmbargoThe Dos de MaioEngland's Reply to the EmbargoFailure of EmbargoPerplexity and ConfusionDiplomacy and ConspiracyGeneral FactiousnessRepeal of EmbargoJefferson's Retirement