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    Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia to a wealthy family and was a lawyer, founder of the University of Virginia, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. He planned to purchase New Orleans from France to increase American trade but ended up acquiring the entire Louisiana Purchase territory from Napoleon due to France's economic needs, fulfilling Manifest Destiny and expanding the United States.

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    Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia to a wealthy family and was a lawyer, founder of the University of Virginia, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. He planned to purchase New Orleans from France to increase American trade but ended up acquiring the entire Louisiana Purchase territory from Napoleon due to France's economic needs, fulfilling Manifest Destiny and expanding the United States.

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    Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia to a wealthy family and was a lawyer, founder of the University of Virginia, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. He planned to purchase New Orleans from France to increase American trade but ended up acquiring the entire Louisiana Purchase territory from Napoleon due to France's economic needs, fulfilling Manifest Destiny and expanding the United States.

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    #9 Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia. His father was a planter and his mother
    was from a wealthy family. He was the founder of the University of Virginia and was a
    lawyer before becoming president. He was a good man, a patriot and an American hero.
    Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of ndependence as well as
    the third president of the United !tates. "or the #ouisiana $urchase, Thomas Jefferson
    was planning on purchasing %ew &rleans from "rance to increase trade in the United
    !tates. However, due to %apoleon 'onaparte(s plan to increase the economy of "rance,
    the "rench government chose to sell all of the territories of #ouisiana $urchase to
    America. This was important because it was a part of the )anifest Destiny, or *od(s will
    for America to be completed as a country.

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