First Hurricane of the Season
By Fox News
August 18, 2009
Hurricane Bill strengthened to a Category 3 storm Tuesday evening, making it the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season.
The National Hurricane Center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill’s progress.
“The wind sheer is light and the waters are warm,” Todd Kimberlain, a forecaster at the center, said. “Those are two essential ingredients not just for the formation, but also the maintenance, of hurricanes.”
As of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bill had winds near 125 mph. It was centered Tuesday evening about 635 miles east of the Leeward Islands, moving west-northwest near 16 mph.
The most significant threat the storm seemed to pose was to Bermuda, which it could pass in three or four days, Kimberlain said. But it also could move directly between Bermuda and the eastern coast of the U.S. without making landfall.
Either way, people near the coast can expect wave swells and rip currents in the next few days, Kimberlain said.
Meanwhile, people in flood-prone Haiti and the Dominican Republic awoke to good news Tuesday as it appeared Ana, the first named storm of the Atlantic season, had largely spared their shared island.
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The two countries that share the island of Hispaniola are vulnerable to storms, with many impoverished people clustered along rivers, but there were no reports of major damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ana. The system had been downgraded to a tropical depression and then largely dissipated before reaching Haiti and the Dominican Republic. but its rains were still considered a potential threat.
“The rain fell but it did not hit anywhere very hard,” said Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of Haiti’s civil protection department.
Haiti is particularly susceptible to catastrophic flooding because most of the trees have been stripped away to make charcoal and clear farmland and the bare, mountainous terrain cannot hold back the water. A series of storms last year killed hundreds of people and left thousands struggling to find food.
Forecasters had revised their Atlantic hurricane season predictions for this season after the first two months passed without any named storms developing.
Source: Fox News
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Another Angel Lost for No Reason
By AP
August 18, 2009
Editor’s Note: Parents please we must put our children first, before our own needs. A lot of times parents choose lets just say the truth SEX. You have been trusted with a very special gift from GOD.
We have lost another child, another ANGEL that had his whole life in front of him. This should not have happen!
When you have been blessed, with a special gift from GOD a child, they have to come first.
When you go home tonight hug your child and let them know how musch you LOVE them.
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BOISE, Idaho — Police have made an arrest in connection with the disappearance and death of 8-year-old Robert Manwill, an Idaho newspaper reports.
The Idaho Statesman says Daniel Ehrlick Jr. was taken into custody. He is the boyfriend of Manwill’s mother.
Manwill was missing for more than a week before his body was found floating in a Boise canal on Aug. 3. Police say evidence shows the death was not accidental.
Ehrlick’s father, Daniel Ehrlick Sr., has told the newspaper that he didn’t know what the charge was or if anyone else had been arrested. Police have not commented but a news conference was planned for 7 p.m.
The boy reportedly disappeared July 24 after leaving his mother’s apartment in Boise, and was the subject of intense search. He was found by a passerby who called emergency workers to report the body in the canal.
Police have said evidence in the case indicates suspicious circumstances surrounding the disappearance.
His father, Charles Manwill, lives in New Plymouth and has had custody of the child since 2008.
Click here for more on this story from FOX 12 Idaho.
Source: Fox News
Who Were Our Presidents? Part 4
By Dan Samaria
Publisher/YC
August 17, 2009
Editor’s Note: How many of us along with our children? Know who our Presidents were and what they have done in Office.
Each week we will pick a President and tell you about them and their accomplishes.
We hope that you will enjoy this series. And let us know what you think? dan@youngchronicle.com
4. JAMES MADISON 1809-1817
At his inauguration, James Madison, a small, wizened man, appeared old and worn; Washington Irving described him as “but a withered little apple-John.” But whatever his deficiencies in charm, Madison’s buxom wife Dolley compensated for them with her warmth and gaiety. She was the toast of Washington.
Born in 1751, Madison was brought up in Orange County, Virginia, and attended Princeton (then called the College of New Jersey). A student of history and government, well-read in law, he participated in the framing of the Virginia Constitution in 1776, served in the Continental Congress, and was a leader in the Virginia Assembly.
When delegates to the Constitutional Convention assembled at Philadelphia, the 36-year-old Madison took frequent and emphatic part in the debates.
Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist essays. In later years, when he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” Madison protested that the document was not “the off-spring of a single brain,” but “the work of many heads and many hands.”
In Congress, he helped frame the Bill of Rights and enact the first revenue legislation. Out of his leadership in opposition to Hamilton’s financial proposals, which he felt would unduly bestow wealth and power upon northern financiers, came the development of the Republican, or Jeffersonian, Party.
As President Jefferson’s Secretary of State, Madison protested to warring France and Britain that their seizure of American ships was contrary to international law. The protests, John Randolph acidly commented, had the effect of “a shilling pamphlet hurled against eight hundred ships of war.”
Despite the unpopular Embargo Act of 1807, which did not make the belligerent nations change their ways but did cause a depression in the United States, Madison was elected President in 1808. Before he took office the Embargo Act was repealed.
During the first year of Madison’s Administration, the United States prohibited trade with both Britain and France; then in May, 1810, Congress authorized trade with both, directing the President, if either would accept America’s view of neutral rights, to forbid trade with the other nation.
Napoleon pretended to comply. Late in 1810, Madison proclaimed non-intercourse with Great Britain. In Congress a young group including Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, the “War Hawks,” pressed the President for a more militant policy.
The British impressment of American seamen and the seizure of cargoes impelled Madison to give in to the pressure. On June 1, 1812, he asked Congress to declare war.
The young Nation was not prepared to fight; its forces took a severe trouncing. The British entered Washington and set fire to the White House and the Capitol.
But a few notable naval and military victories, climaxed by Gen. Andrew Jackson’s triumph at New Orleans, convinced Americans that the War of 1812 had been gloriously successful. An upsurge of nationalism resulted. The New England Federalists who had opposed the war–and who had even talked secession–were so thoroughly repudiated that Federalism disappeared as a national party.
In retirement at Montpelier, his estate in Orange County, Virginia, Madison spoke out against the disruptive states’ rights influences that by the 1830’s threatened to shatter the Federal Union. In a note opened after his death in 1836, he stated, “The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated.”
Editor’s Note: He helped write the Bill of Rights. Co-wrote the Federalists Papers, he also supervise the Louisiana purchase when Thomas Jefferson was President.
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Source: White House Wiki Answers
17-Year-old to Sails Around the World
By Zach Jones
August 17, 2009
Zac Sunderland, 17, used to dream about traveling all over the world. Now, he has made his dream come true. Last month, Zac became the first person under the age of 18 to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe alone.
When he was little, Zac read a book called The Boy Who Sailed Around the World Alone by Robin Lee Graham. Robin was the first teen to sail around the world by himself, in 1965. Robin began his journey when he was 16. He finished almost five years later, when he was 21. Inspired, Zac decided he could do it faster.
Getting Started
Zac is no stranger to the sea. His family lived on a sailboat for nine years. “I learned to sail before I could ride a bike,” Zac said in an interview with Scholastic.
That’s why his parents were OK with his trip. But sailing and living on a boat solo takes a lot of work. So Zac made a plan with his family’s help.
First, he needed to buy a boat. He got jobs fixing boats in the summer. Zac saved enough money to buy a sturdy sailboat. He named it Intrepid, meaning courageous or bold.
Planning his route was the most important part of his preparations. He needed to keep his boat close to land. This would let him refuel and get help if he was in trouble. So Zac had to research port cities in countries along the ocean.
Fortunately, he had Robin’s route to guide him. Zac mapped a path close to the equator, the imaginary line that encircles the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. He set sail on the Pacific Ocean from Marina del Rey, California, on June 14, 2008.
Zac’s first stops included Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. He met the President of the Marshall Islands as soon as he got off the boat in that country. Zac was off to a good start.
A World of Adventure
Next he traveled to Papua New Guinea, a country near Australia. Then he sailed south of the islands of Indonesia to the Indian Ocean. Later, Zac’s father flew out to meet him in South Africa. To get home, Zac sailed through the Panama Canal to Mexico and then on to the United States.
On July 16, 2009, Zac returned to California. He had completed his journey in only 13 months! Although that is a short time for sailing around the world, it was a long time to be apart from his family. He couldn’t wait to see his parents!
Sailing long distances in open water was challenging and often dangerous. Severe storms damaged Zac’s boat near the eastern coast of Africa. Luckily, Zac had enough training to repair the damage.
Seeing the world was exciting, but Zac found that staying inside a boat all day could get boring. To fight boredom, Zac read almost 70 books! He brought along his surfboard and surfed everywhere he stopped, and watched DVDs on his computer.
In addition to battling boredom, Zac also fought loneliness. Sometimes his route made him sail without touching land, completely alone, for weeks at a time. After his first two weeks of being on his own, he started to get restless.
How did he keep himself from feeling isolated? He wrote to his family in an online journal. Zac also found sailors like him at each stop, so he met lots of new friends. “I’ve got friends all over the world,” Zac told Scholastic.
He’s glad to be home now. But Zac is already itching for a new adventure. What’s next? Zac won’t say anything for sure, but he does admit he wants to climb Mount Everest. Still, graduating from high school is Zac’s biggest goal this year.
Source: Scholastic News Online
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Home Town Hero – Irwin Stovroff
By Dan Samaria
Publisher/YC
August 17, 2009
Here is today’s Hero Irwin Stovoff.
Irwin Stovroff is a WWII veteran who served in the 8th AF out of England. He flew 35 missions as a bombardier, was shot down, became a POW in Germany and at the wars end was liberated by the Russian army. He was awarded the Air Medal, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, and the French Legion of Honor medal.
Upon retirement Irwin became a volunteer Service Officer for Ex-POWs at the V.A. center in Palm Beach Florida.
In January 2007 he learned that our government does a complete rehab for young veterans returning, but if they are blinded during combat or have other major injuries, they must rely on private donations to help them in their next phase of returning to a life of independence with a specially trained dog.
Irwin became affiliated with America’s Vet Dog Program in Smithtown, N.Y. and founded the group Vets Helping Heroes.
He began to raise funds — it cost $30,000 to train a dog for 2 years to help the blind or injured soldiers, airmen and Marines have a chance to live independently with dignity. Since inception he has raised $1,600,000 and 28 dogs were placed last year.
Irwin now has over 120 applicants and the list is growing.
This gift of life is at NO COST to the vet and if in 9 years his dog is retired, he will immediately have a replacement, which continues for the rest of his life. All professional training and learning with the dog is a part of the program.
Check out Phil Keating’s report and more importantly, go to vetshelpingheroes.org to help Irwin repay these heroes who have sacrificed to much for our country.
Source: Fox News Hannity
School Officials Pray and Face Jail Time
By AFN
August 12, 2009
A principal and an athletic director are facing criminal charges for a lunch-time prayer.
Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Pace High School in Santa Rosa County, Florida. The ACLU claimed some teachers and administrators were endorsing religion, but the school chose to give in to the ACLU’s demands rather than fight them in court.
According to the settlement, all school employees are banned from
engaging in prayer or religious activities before, during, or after school hours. Now two school officials are facing criminal charges for offering meal-time prayers at an appreciation dinner for adults who had helped with a school field house project. Principal Frank Lay and athletic director Robert Freeman are scheduled to go on trial next month on criminal contempt charges. If convicted, both are subject to fines and imprisonment.
Matt Staver is founder of Liberty Counsel, which will argue the court order prohibiting prayer at school-related events violated Lay’s and Freeman’s constitutional rights.
In this particular case, Principal Frank Lay asked the athletic director to have a prayer for the meal at an honorary luncheon in celebration for some of the athletic achievements. And then in [another] situation, the clerical worker at an event where some employees of the school were present asked her husband, who is not an employee of the school, to have a blessing over a meal,” he explains. “Because of those two events, these individuals now face criminal contempt.”
Staver believes that the accusers in this case are students who recently graduated. If that is the case, he says the case is moot. However, Staver adds it is outrageous to punish a school official with potential jail time for simply praying.
Source: One News Show
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Tips to Have a Good School Year
By Jim Burns, Ph.D.
August 11, 2009
Moving into a new school year is a time of stress for all families. For kids, stress accompanies new classes, new teachers, new friends and new academic challenges. There’s even more stress for kids who are changing schools! But, there is also stress for parents as we get our kids back into school year routines, and as we help our kids deal with their stress. As parents, our goal ought to be to intentionally work to keep the stress levels down in our homes. Lowering the stress levels will not only help your family, but will also do a lot to make sure your kids experience a successful school year. Here are seven tips to help you along in the process:
Create a Peaceful Home Environment
Your kids don’t need a perfect home, but to thrive, they need a peaceful one. Kids are at battle all day long at school. They battle peer pressure, body image, academic pressures, relational issues with peers, and some struggle with being bullied. They need to come home to a place where they can retreat, drop their battle gear at the door and be in a shelter where they can just be themselves. Your home ought to be the one place your kids feel truly safe, where they can be loved and known and cared for. So, even though there will be stress and conflict at home from time to time, do your best not to let the “stuff” of everyday life turn your home into a tense, stressful environment. Make your home a safe, calm haven of escape from the madness going on in the outside world. Perhaps this means starting with the noise level in your home. Turning down the volume of television and music can help. Try not to overreact to circumstances of home life. Sure, many issues need to be addressed, but when you get angry or frustrated, overreactions are common and family stress levels rise. Look to cool down before you respond to such situations. Your family will thank you for it. When your home is peaceful, chances are, your kids will do better in school.
Encourage Your Kids to Make Time for God Everyday
In 1 Timothy 4:8, we read, “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” Encourage your kids to have a daily devotional time each and every day. Having a daily time with God is a great way for them to refresh their spirit in the presence of God. Your modeling this discipline can go a long way in setting the example that your kids will follow. As kids get caught up in all the demands of school and other activities, it’s key for them to understand the truth that “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1). Further, consider a regular family devotional time. Take advantage of opportunities for worship that your church offers.
Make Physical Needs a Priority
1 Timothy 4:8 is also a good reminder to us that “physical training is of some value.” To keep kids healthy and functioning at their peak, as well as to keep the stress monster at bay, we need to help ensure that they maintain a balanced physical lifestyle. This means that they need to get regular exercise, plenty of rest (9 to 9.5 hours per night for teens!), and eat a healthy diet! Making sure that your kids’ physical needs are being met takes a lot of effort, but again, kids tend to do better in school when their bodies are well-cared for.
Keep the Safety Net Strong
I mean your family, of course. Within your family, your kids find the important relational connections that will sustain them through the good times, as well as the bad. Strained or broken family relationships affect other areas of your kids’ lives – like their school performance. So, take the lead in your family to make sure your relationships become and stay healthy. Start by evaluating whether or not you are currently “enjoying” or “annoying” your family… then make the changes necessary to strengthen those family ties.
Protect the Balance of Scheduling
Parents will help their kids have a successful school year by protecting a balanced lifestyle, in terms of scheduling. Look at the big picture. School, homework, athletics, hobbies, church activities all add up to a significant amount of your son’s or daughter’s time. Help evaluate the effects that these various activities have on their lives. Don’t be afraid to initiate a cutback in order to protect their most important involvements. Help your kids to learn that no one can do everything! Watch for emerging signs of stress. If your kids are demonstrating stress, be sure to reevaluate their schedules.
Keep an Eye on Academics
There’s no doubt that your kids’ schoolwork is important! It’s wise to take an active role in regularly checking on how your children are doing academically. Don’t just look for the bottom line (grades), but keep an eye on whether or not they are learning disciplined study habits, if they are turning in assignments on time and what areas they might need additional help with. Having said this, let me also say, as parents we need to maintain balance in this area! Too many parents hover over their kids like helicopters, making sure every assignment is completed, on time and done correctly. This actually serves to hinder our kids’ development toward independent adulthood. Kids need to learn to become responsible in this area of their lives. Many parents today wrap their own self-worth in how their kids are doing in school. I’ve known parents who actually do their kids’ homework for them! “Just say no” to this type of behavior!
Roll With the Punches!
No young person is exempt from facing at least occasional difficulties associated with school. Some are just brief “moments” while others are “seasons.” How they respond to the hard times is a key determining factor in whether or not anxiety will wreak havoc in their lives; anxiety that soon begins to affect their school performance. The people who enjoy the highest level of contentment in life are the ones who can stay flexible when the tough times happen – and they are the ones who end up standing when those times have passed. So, teach your kids to roll with the punches: To face difficulties with faith and courage, to get up off the carpet when they fall, to dust themselves off, work to constructively resolve their problems and to move on is a key life lesson they’ll thank you for – for years to come!
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Source: Home Word
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Hero of the Week – Tony Leal
By Dan Samaria
Publisher/YC
August 11, 2009
Editor’s Note: Each Week we will be Honoring people or groups that are making a difference in helping others especially during this tough times in America.
When we as Americans are put through a test, we come out in flying colors on the other side.
We would like to know what you think? And if you know someone or group that we can Honor. You can contact us at dan@youngchronicle.com
This week we will be honoring: Tony Leal. Here is his story:
I first became involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation ® of America in 1987 when I was working for Discover Card. At that time, our company was only two years old, and we were looking for a national charity to support as a company. We looked at many organizations but chose the Make-A-Wish Foundation in part because of its wonderful mission and also the financial needs of the organization at the time. I became the main contact for the Foundation at Discover Card, and soon I was working with Make-A-Wish ® staff on marketing programs and developing sponsor relationships with some of our merchants.
My wife, Norma, and I became supporters because we love children and the organization’s mission. We are truly blessed to have four children and 10 grandchildren of our own, and we know how precious family memories are.
My involvement with the organization as a volunteer goes back to 1987, and it has had a tremendous impact on my life. I’ve been involved at the chapter and national levels as a board member, and also as a wish granter. I’ve seen the tremendous growth of the organization and the impact that granting wishes has on wish kids and their families all over the world.
Several years ago, Norma and I set up a living trust, and as part of that we also established a charitable lead trust. We handle our annual giving through the charitable lead trust, but we also felt it was very important to include the Make-A-Wish Foundation as a recipient of a bequest from our estate. We wanted to do our part to share the power of a wish® for many years to come. Working with our trust attorney made the process simple. There are a number of financial instruments available that can take today’s dollars and literally multiply them several times over, ensuring a much larger donation to the organization in the future. This will allow you to ensure that future wish kids experience the hope, strength and joy that comes from having their wish granted.
Source: Make A Wish Foundation
Judge Sonia Sotomayor First Hispanic to Sit on High Court
By Laura Leigh Davidson
August 11, 2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor (pronounced so-toe-my-OR) has made history. The United States Senate voted Thursday to confirm, or approve, Sotomayor, making her the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. Sotomayor is the third woman to become a Justice of the Supreme Court. She follows Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
President Barack Obama spoke shortly after the Senate vote, which was 68 for Sotomayor and 31 against her.
“I’m pleased and gratified the Senate confirmed Judge Sotomayor,” he said. “This is a wonderful day for Judge Sotomayor and her family. But I also think it’s a wonderful day for America.”
Sotomayor watched the historic vote from the New York City courthouse where she has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals, The Washington Post reported.
Path to the Court
Sotomayor’s journey to the nation’s highest court began in May, when President Barack Obama chose her as his nominee to replace retiring Justice David Souter.
In July, Sotomayor went through confirmation hearings before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. For three days, she answered Senators’ questions about her experience with the law.
The Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to send Sotomayor’s nomination to the full Senate. Senators then spent this week debating whether or not Sotomayor should be a Supreme Court Justice.
The new Justice will take a sacred oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, probably within the next few days. In September, there will likely be a formal ceremony to officially welcome her to the Court. Sotomayor will take her place on the bench when the Court’s new session begins in the fall.
Her Story
Sotomayor is 55 years old. She is the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants who arrived in New York City during World War II.
Sotomayor’s father died when she was 9 years old. Her mother, Celina, worked two jobs to support Sotomayor and her brother by herself. Sotomayor says her mother’s sacrifices made her professional success possible.
Sotomayor has more than 30 years of experience in law. She has served as a federal judge since 1992. Before that, she worked as a lawyer in New York City.
What’s Next?
Sotomayor will join eight other Justices on the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch of the U.S. government. As the nation’s highest court, it represents the top level of legal authority in the country.
The Supreme Court checks the powers of Congress and the President. It does this by hearing cases that challenge laws passed by Congress and signed by the President. The Court also hears challenges to laws passed at the state level. By a majority vote of the Justices, the Court has the power to overturn any law that it considers unconstitutional, or not in agreement with the U.S. Constitution.
With the Court’s power to strike down laws, each of its nine Justices has an enormous amount of influence. Justices can remain on the Court for the rest of their lives. They decide for themselves how long they stay. The men and women who serve on the Court can affect our nation’s laws for years to come.
Source: Scholastic News Online
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Who Were Our Presidents? Part 3
By Dan Samaria
Publisher/YC
August 10, 2009
Editor’s Note: How many of us along with our children? Know who our Presidents were and what they have done in Office.
Each week we will pick a President and tell you about them and their accomplishes.
We hope that you will enjoy this series. And let us know what you think? dan@goldcoastchronicle.com
3. THOMAS JEFFERSON 1801-1809
In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter, “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”
This powerful advocate of liberty was born in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia, inheriting from his father, a planter and surveyor, some 5,000 acres of land, and from his mother, a Randolph, high social standing. He studied at the College of William and Mary, then read law. In 1772 he married Martha Wayles Skelton, a widow, and took her to live in his partly constructed mountaintop home, Monticello.
Freckled and sandy-haired, rather tall and awkward, Jefferson was eloquent as a correspondent, but he was no public speaker. In the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress, he contributed his pen rather than his voice to the patriot cause. As the “silent member” of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence. In years following he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786.
Jefferson succeeded Benjamin Franklin as minister to France in 1785. His sympathy for the French Revolution led him into conflict with Alexander Hamilton when Jefferson was Secretary of State in President Washington’s Cabinet. He resigned in 1793.
Sharp political conflict developed, and two separate parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, began to form. Jefferson gradually assumed leadership of the Republicans, who sympathized with the revolutionary cause in France. Attacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states.
As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796, Jefferson came within three votes of election. Through a flaw in the Constitution, he became Vice President, although an opponent of President Adams. In 1800 the defect caused a more serious problem. Republican electors, attempting to name both a President and a Vice President from their own party, cast a tie vote between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The House of Representatives settled the tie. Hamilton, disliking both Jefferson and Burr, nevertheless urged Jefferson’s election.
When Jefferson assumed the Presidency, the crisis in France had passed. He slashed Army and Navy expenditures, cut the budget, eliminated the tax on whiskey so unpopular in the West, yet reduced the national debt by a third. He also sent a naval squadron to fight the Barbary pirates, who were harassing American commerce in the Mediterranean. Further, although the Constitution made no provision for the acquisition of new land, Jefferson suppressed his qualms over constitutionality when he had the opportunity to acquire the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon in 1803.
During Jefferson’s second term, he was increasingly preoccupied with keeping the Nation from involvement in the Napoleonic wars, though both England and France interfered with the neutral rights of American merchantmen. Jefferson’s attempted solution, an embargo upon American shipping, worked badly and was unpopular.
Jefferson retired to Monticello to ponder such projects as his grand designs for the University of Virginia. A French nobleman observed that he had placed his house and his mind “on an elevated situation, from which he might contemplate the universe.”
He died on July 4, 1826.
Editor’s Note: Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase, this doubled the USA. Thomas Jefferson also was an author of the Declaration of Independence; he was one of five men to do this.
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Can you answer these Thomas Jefferson questions?
- How much money did President Thomas Jefferson owe when he died in 1826?
- What was omitted from Thomas Jefferson’s epitaph?
- What were the differences between Alexander Hamilton’s and Thomas Jefferson’s view on the construction?
- Show you a Thomas Jefferson 1c stamp?
Source: White House Wiki. Answers