United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . esi -dent, and in 1800President of theUnited States. TheAmerica n d e c i m a 1system of coinage,the statute for relig-ious freedom, the Declaration of Independence, the University ofVirginia, and the presidency of the Union are the immutable foun-dations of his fame. At the beginning of his administration Mr. Jefferson transferredthe chief offices of the government to members of the Democraticparty. This policy had in some measure been adopted b
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . esi -dent, and in 1800President of theUnited States. TheAmerica n d e c i m a 1system of coinage,the statute for relig-ious freedom, the Declaration of Independence, the University ofVirginia, and the presidency of the Union are the immutable foun-dations of his fame. At the beginning of his administration Mr. Jefferson transferredthe chief offices of the government to members of the Democraticparty. This policy had in some measure been adopted by his prede-cessor; but the principle was now made universal. Such action wasjustified by the adherents of the President on the ground that theaffairs of a republic will be best administered when the officers holdthe same political sentiments. One of the first acts of Congress wasto abolish the system of internal revenues. The unpopular laws againstforeigners and the freedom of the press were also repealed. But theterritorial legislation of Jeffersons first term was most important ofall. In the year 1800 a line was drawn through the Xorth-west. TlloMAS JEFFERSON. 378 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Territory from the mouth of the Great Miami River to Fort Recovery,and thence to Canada. Two years afterward the country east of thisline was erected into the State of Ohio and admitted into the portion west of the line, embracing the present States of Indi-ana, Illinois, Wisconsin and a part of Michigan, was organized underthe name of the Indiana Territory. Yincennes Mas tlie capital;and General William Henry Harrison received the appointment ofgovernor. About the same time the organization of the MississippiTerritory, extending from the western limits of Georgia to the greatriver, was completed. Thus another grand and fertile district of ahundred thousand square miles Avas reclaimed from barbarism. More important still was the purchase of I*ouisiana. In 1800Napoleon had com
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