But it was also realized that they best helped our nation in the era helping establish morality in our youth. ... Jefferson was also an avid free speech defendant. ... He feared if the Federalists were able to wipe free speech they could eventually deny other god given rights declared by the constitution. ... But when Napoleon forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France Jefferson got worried. ... Spain gave up Florida and everything they had in the Oregon Country. ...

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French resources were spread thin already, and the Louisiana Territory being an Ocean away did not help either. ... As Henry Adams said: "The sale of Louisiana to the United States was trebly invalid; if it were French property, Bonaparte could not constitutionally alienate it without the consent of the Chambers; if it were Spanish property, he could not alienate it at all; if Spain had a right of reclamation, his sale was worthless." -Henry Adams, Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansionism Whether or not the sale was worthless, if it went through it could cause tension between...

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He has become one of the most recognized names in history and he opened up the exploration for Spain into the new world. ... Thomas Jefferson, a century later, did not only create a better life for himself, but he helped create a better life for us today. ... Thomas Jefferson had the dream of being a successful politician and also a free man from England's constant bullying of the colonies. ...

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