As Jefferson ’ s Secretary of State ( 1801 – 1809 ), Madison supervised the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the nation ’ s size.

Three of Jefferson ’ s older brothers served during the War of 1812.

In Texas, " Confederate Heroes Day " is celebrated on January 19, the birthday of Robert E. Lee ; Jefferson Davis ’ birthday had been officially celebrated on June 3 but was combined with Lee's birthday in 1973.

In hindsight, the Louisiana Purchase could be considered one of Thomas Jefferson ’ s greatest contributions to the United States.

Jefferson ’ s letter went on with the same heat to a much quoted passage about “ the day that France takes possession of New Orleans .” Not only did he say that day would be a low point in France ’ s history, for it would seal America ’ s marriage with the British fleet and nation, but he added, astonishingly, that it would start a massive shipbuilding program.

For instance, in Thomas Jefferson ’ s " Commonplace Book ," a quote from Cesare Beccaria reads, " laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes ...

" And just about everyone did: Ella Fitzgerald, Eddie Jefferson, Betty Carter, Anita O ’ Day, Joe Carroll, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Jon Hendricks, Babs Gonzales, and Dizzy Gillespie all were important singers in the idiom.

DPZ ’ s projects have received numerous awards, including two National AIA Awards, the Thomas Jefferson Award, the Vincent Scully Prize and two Governor ’ s Urban Design Awards for Excellence.

Seagal stated that " I ’ ve decided to work with A & E on this series now because I believe it ’ s important to show the nation all the positive work being accomplished here in Louisiana — to see the passion and commitment that comes from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff ’ s Office in this post-Katrina environment.

After the acrimonious events that resulted in Jefferson Starship ’ s 1984 breakup, Paul Kantner reunited with Balin and Jack Casady in 1985 to form the KBC Band.

It is believed that many stayed the night at the Teas ’ tavern, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Chastellux.

North Carolinian James Jefferson Lafayott Glass came to the county in 1883 and signed on with the Sterling Brothers ’ Half Circle S spread.

Maj. Jefferson Van Horne ’ s battalion, was sent for additional surveying.

As the historian Edmund S. Morgan has noted, " Hemings herself was withheld from auction and freed at last by Jefferson ’ s daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph, who was, of course, her niece.

While the Assembly ’ s reasoning is superficially logical, its rejection of the name “ Jefferson ” almost certainly was motivated by the considerable antagonism held by dominant Federalist politicians in Hartford, who led New England in their opposition to President Jefferson and his policies.

We do not know the reason why the country ‘ s third president — then midway through his second term — was so popular among North Stonington residents, although perhaps Jefferson ‘ s public criticism of the Congregational Church ’ s domination of politics and religion in Connecticut earned him the loyalty of the local Baptist community, which perhaps regarded him as a champion of their rights in a state that still enshrined preferential rights to the Congregational Church.

The wound was immediately inspected by Vanguard < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s surgeon Michael Jefferson, who informed the admiral that it was a simple flesh wound and stitched the skin together.

The Assembly, which met the following month, approved the new town ‘ s independence, but did not endorse the town ‘ s proposed new name of Jefferson, and instead directed that the town would be named “ North Stonington ,” citing as justification that for almost a century the northern part of Stonington had been known by that name.

After Tripoli made new demands on the new President for an immediate sum of $ 225, 000 and an annual payment of $ 25, 000, President Jefferson refused and at that point decided it would be easier to fight the pirates than give into their continuing demands.

Prior to the Civil War, the county consisted of several large plantations: Louis Grenier's in the southeast, McCaslin's in the northeast, Sutpen's in the northwest, and Compson's and Sartoris's in the immediate vicinity of Jefferson.

Gutzman argues that the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798 by Jefferson and Madison were not only responses to immediate threats but were legitimate responses based on the long-standing principles of states ' rights and strict adherence to the Constitution.

However, at the same time Governor Jackson had secretly dispatched envoys to CSA President Jefferson Davis and Confederate commanders in Arkansas asking for an immediate invasion of the state, and promising the State Guard would cooperate with the Confederate Army in a campaign against Federal forces to effect the " liberation " of St. Louis.

Although his plan met with approval from Secretary of War James A. Seddon and President Jefferson Davis, Taylor's immediate superior, Edmund Kirby Smith, felt that operations on the Louisiana banks of the Mississippi across from Vicksburg would be the best strategy to halt the Siege of Vicksburg.

After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson and his successors viewed much of the land west of the Mississippi River as a place to resettle the native Americans, so that white settlers would be free to live in the lands east of the river.

Other artists who painted similar compositions in Harnett's wake include his contemporary John Haberle and successors such as Otis Kaye and Jefferson David Chalfant.

Seven Founders -- George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay -- determined the destinies of the new nation.

Opposition to them resulted in the highly controversial Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, authored by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.

Jefferson and James Madison also secretly drafted the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions denouncing the federal legislation, though state legislatures rejected these resolutions.

Though the resolutions followed the " interposition " approach of James Madison, Jefferson advocated nullification and at one point drafted a threat for Kentucky to secede.

In 1787, James Madison wrote Thomas Jefferson in France for background information on constitutional government to use at the Constitutional Convention.

* James Stewart as Thomas Jefferson " Tom " Destry, Jr., the new deputy

On September 15, 1794, James Madison married Dolley Payne Todd, a young widow, at Harewood, in what is now Jefferson County, West Virginia.

He served on the college's Board of Visitors under Jefferson and under the second rector James Madison, also a former president, almost until his death.

On Saturday, January 22, the full cabinet met and only Secretary of War Jefferson Davis and Secretary of Navy James C. Dobbin supported repeal.

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 were written secretly by Vice President Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, respectively.

Desperate to avoid possible war with France, Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris in 1802 to negotiate a settlement, with instructions to go to London to negotiate an alliance if the talks in Paris failed.

The original handwritten proclamation signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison, that informed the American public of the landmark deal of the Louisiana Purchase, was acquired in 1996 by Walter Scott Jr. of Omaha, Nebraska, who holds it in his private collection.

As soon as he was able, President Jefferson ordered Levi Lincoln, who was the new administration's Attorney General and acting Secretary of State until the arrival of James Madison, not to deliver the remaining appointments.

Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson followed Machiavelli's republicanism when they opposed what they saw as the emerging aristocracy that they feared Alexander Hamilton was creating with the Federalist Party.

* James Madison: American politician and protege of Jefferson considered to be “ Father of the Constitution ” and “ Father of the Bill of Rights ” of the United States.

No president identified himself as a deist, but George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Tyler are often identified as having some degree of deistic beliefs.

The " Founding Fathers " were strong advocates of republican values, especially Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.

Secularism draws its intellectual roots from Greek and Roman philosophers such as Marcus Aurelius and Epicurus ; medieval Muslim polymaths such as Ibn Rushd ; Enlightenment thinkers such as Denis Diderot, Voltaire, Baruch Spinoza, John Locke, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine ; and more recent freethinkers, agnostics, and atheists such as Robert Ingersoll and Bertrand Russell.

To serve the household, Jefferson brought some of his slaves, including James Hemings, who trained as a French chef for his master's service.

By chance, Sally Hemings, a younger sister of James, was chosen ; she lived in the Jefferson household in Paris for about two years.

" Due to their opposition to Hamilton, Jefferson and James Madison organized and led the anti-administration party ( called Republican, and known later as Democratic-Republican ).

Jefferson had sent James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston to Paris in 1802 to try to buy the city of New Orleans and adjacent coastal areas.

Historians differ in their assessments as to who was the principal player in the purchase ; the Jefferson biographer Peterson notes a range of opinion among those who credit Napoleon, or others who credit Jefferson, his secretary of state James Madison, and his negotiator James Monroe.