Jefferson's+Presidency+(group)

Fact Finding Mission TASK: Your group has been assigned one of the early presidents of the newly formed United States of America. As you begin to research your president, please focus on who, what, when, where, and why of their presidency. Be as specific as possible. Remember you are telling a story as well. Your presentation should be planned for an entire class period and engaging for your audience. Good Luck with your mission!
 * Presidential Performance **

** Background Information: ** Born- 1743 Died-1826 Years in Office- 1801-1809 3rd President Political Party- Republican Home State- Virginia Vice President- Aaron Burr, George Clinton
 * ** Name: ** Thomas Jefferson || [[image:http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/files/2010/11/thomas-jefferson.jpg width="253" height="240"]] ||
 * ** Years in Office: ** 1801- 1809 ||   ||
 * ** Political Party: ** Republican ||   ||
 * ** Biographical or **
 * ** Biographical or **

** -Born in Virginia **
= ** - ** **Governor of Virginia, lawyer, Revolutionary leader, writer, philosopher, inventor, architect, plant scientist, book collector, musician, astronomer, ambassador, secretary of state—and, of course, president of the United States States. **= =-Wrote the Declaration of Independence = =- = ||  || Lewis and Clark-Alexandra, The Embargo Act-Breanna, Lousiana Purchase-Jake, Marbury vs. Madison- Randee ||  ||
 * ** Events of Presidency: **

Title ||  Accomplishment Details (who, what, when, where, why) ||  Social, Political, and/or Economic Each accomplishment will need to include an explanation as to whether it is social (for the people), political(for the government), or economic (for the financial well being  of the country). || Current Connection(s) For each accomplishment, you need to connect it to the world we live in today. ||
 * Accomplishment # ___
 * Marbury vs. Madison ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Lousiana Purchase ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Lewis and Clark || In 1803 President Jefferson chose army captain Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark to lead an expedition to explore the new purchased Lousiana land. They first traveled up the Missouri River to the village of St. Charles on May 14th 1804. They used the Mississippi River as their highway through the unknown. More than 600 miles upriver and they had not seen one Native American yet. || Social and Economic. The reason they explored this land was for the potential of more settlement later for the people. They also explored to find new potential resources that could be used. || Without exploring the new land they had purchased ||
 * The Embargo Act ||  ||   ||   ||


 * @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssX5X4wpvuo[[file:Jefferson’s Presidency.pptx]] [] **