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Digital History
Digital History: Hamilton, Jefferson, First National Bank of the Us [Pdf]
As with so many other ideas, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were on opposite sides of the formation of a national bank. Read why Hamilton thought it was a great idea, why Jefferson opposed it, and what they each wrote to...
Digital History
Digital History: Neutrality and the Jay Treaty [Pdf]
See why a war between Great Britain and France showed the vulnerablity of the new United States. Should the United States help France, after that country gave so much in the Revolutionary War, and risk the economic and military enmity of...
Digital History
Digital History: Sedition Act and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions [Pdf]
Read about the foreign policy problems the United States was having at the beginning of the Adams administration. See what led up the the passage of the Sedition Act and some ramifications of it, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions...
Digital History
Digital History: The Election of 1800 [Pdf]
Perhaps the most important election in United States history, the election of 1800 pitted John Adams against Thomas Jefferson. Read about their differences and the differences in the political parties that supported them. [pdf]
Library of Congress
Loc: Thomas Jefferson's Library: The Case for a National Library
Students examine a letter written by Thomas Jefferson and identify techniques he used to persuade Congress to purchase his personal library. Students consider a selection of Jefferson's books and then write their own persuasive letters...
Library of Congress
Loc: "I Do Solemnly Swear"
An online exhibit of historically pertinent items dealing with the inauguration of a number of US Presidents.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Argument of the Declaration of Independence
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Argument of the Declaration of Independence." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Thomas Jefferson: The Declaration of Independence
This site discusses the The Declaration of Independence, and includes information on Thomas Jefferson's role in its creation.
Digital History
Digital History: Religious Freedom and the Founders
Read the background for the Founding Fathers' support of freedom of religion and separation of church and state. Included are parts of letters in which George Washington and Thomas Jefferson celebrate the fact that the United States was...
Digital History
Digital History: James Thomson Callender, Scandalmonger
James Thomson Callender was a little-known journalist whose writings made a big splash in the new American nation. Read about his attacks on political figures, and see what the Sedition Act had to do with his conviction of a crime.
Digital History
Digital History: The Revolution of 1800
The election of 1800 was a revolution in a peaceful sense. Read about the election, how Thomas Jefferson became president, and the resulting 12th Amendment.
Digital History
Digital History: The Louisiana Purchase
Find out about the serendipitous sale of the whole of the Louisiana Province by Napoleon to the Americans for $15 million dollars.
Digital History
Digital History: The Embargo of 1807
Thomas Jefferson tried to retain American neutrality in relations with France and Great Britain, who were at war with each other. Read about the Embargo Act and its effect on the American economy. See how other acts enacted in the...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Jefferson vs. Franklin: Revolutionary Philosophers
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Jefferson vs. Franklin: Revolutionary Philosophers." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Sedition Act: Certain Crimes Against the United States
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "The Sedition Act: Certain Crimes Against the United States" in 5 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
US Navy
Naval History and Heritage Command: Robert Smith (Destroyer No. 324)
A brief biography of the second Secretary of the Navy during the Jefferson administration. He later became Secretary of State from in 1809. A destroyer vessel with his name was launched in 1919 and in use until 1931.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Presidents Biography: 3. Thomas Jefferson
A consice biography of President Thomas Jefferson. Find details about the era, domestic policy, foreign affairs, and his presidental politics.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Jefferson as an Inventor
This section of a larger site on Thomas Jefferson discusses his involvement in the development of the patent system. Here, read about Jefferson's committment to science and his role as an inventor.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Cherokee Removal
Reveals the story behind the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Lewis and Clark in Pennsylvania
Discover the role Lewis and Clark played in history of Pennsylvania in this detailed account. Contained within this site are links to video, maps, and pictorial images of this era.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Lewis and Clark Expedition
An encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's 1804-1806 expedition. The article discusses the places that were visited during their journey, the significance of the expedition, encounters they had with...
The History Place
The History Place: A New Nation (1784 to 1790)
This site from The History Place provides a timeline of American history between 1784 and 1790. Mentions many famous people and events of the era. Links to John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, James Madison, the Constitution, Bill...
History Tools
History Tools: Thomas Jefferson Articulates the Agrarian Ideology [Pdf]
Excerpt from Notes on the State of Virginia written by Thomas Jefferson, 1784. In this section, entitled, "Manufactures" Jefferson argues the U.S. should focus on an agrarian economy rather than manufacturing. Paragraph breaks and...
History Tools
History Tools: Thomas Jefferson's Indian Policy [Pdf]
Primary source material on the message from Thomas Jefferson secretly delivered to Congress on his strategy to acquire Native American land and expand the western frontier. Paragraph numbers have been added.