Tomas+Jefferson++my+hero

1)Intro to your 19th Century hero //**My hero is Thomas Jefferson, who was the third president of the United States. He made many differences including taxes, was to send forces against the Barbary Pirates, and in secret negotiations, Jefferson agreed to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France. This purchase, for $15 million, doubled the size of the United States. There was, however, no provision in the constitution that provided for the purchase of land.**// 2)Put hero's life into perspective--when did they live, where, who were they trying to help, why, how, why was this important? 3)What makes your person a hero--you must prove that your person meets the criteria of your own personal definition(this is the meat of your wiki page and your submission to the My Hero website-your looking at a good four paragraphs here--focus on that spark, that moment the person decided to be heroic or do heroic acts. //**Jefferson** **was involed with the Declaration of Independence, also he was a very smart kid, who went to school his whole life, which makes him very smart. That came in handy because even though he was was a shy person, his writing skills came in handy for example the Declaration of Independence. In 1800, however, the political tide had turned against the Federalist Party of Adams and Hamilton. After a bitterly contested election, a tie vote in the electoral college, and a protracted deadlock in the House of Representatives, Jefferson finally emerged as the winner -- thanks, in part, to the three-fifths clause of the Constitution, which gave states with large slave populations additional votes. In his inaugural address, Jefferson pled for national unity in an attempt to heal the wounds of a vicious campaign and to gain support from the Federalist-controlled Congress. Due to a relatively placid first term, prosperity, lower taxes, and a reduction of the national debt, Jefferson won a landslide victory in 1804.**// (http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/jefferson/essays/biography/1)
 * //April 13, 1743, Shadwell plantation, Goochland County, Virginia. After the U.S. economy suffers at the hands of the embargo, Congress repeals the Embargo Act. Jefferson signs the Non-Intercourse Act the same day, closing U.S. ports only to France and England. Trade with the two countries is to be resumed when they agreed to respect the rights of U.S. citizens and vessels.//**

4)What is the person's legacy? 5)What advice would they have for todays youth?