Welcome to the American History Podcast, episode 2.1, Jefferson's legacy, Madison's presidency, and the War of 1812.

Welcome to the American History Podcast.

Hosted by Sean Moreswick. Hello again and welcome to the American History Podcast, episode 2.1. As always, I'd like to remind you that you can follow our official Twitter account at AmericanHISCast. You can also visit our website, the American History Podcast.com.

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great, you can do the same thing. So let's begin with the legacy of Thomas Jefferson,

the third president of the United States, and one of the giants of the founding period.

As president, expansion became a primary goal of his administration. Now, to be fair, the Jeffersonians did not have a monopoly

on expansion. It was also a federalist policy, although the federalists had only limited success

with it. The expansion of the nation into the Northwest, what is today called the Midwest,

states like Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, was an orderly experience thanks to something called

the Northwest Ordinance, one of the positives which came out of the Confederation government,

or it's usually seen as positive.

The natives in this region would not be subdued

until the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, and I'm pretty sure they did not necessarily see this

as positive. While the expansion into the old Northwest wasn't an easy affair, thanks to the presence

of Native Americans, it was made even more difficult

in the South by the fact that Spain had a presence there. Basically, they were in Florida and also

remember the Louisiana Territory. However, the purchase of Louisiana would mark the end of

European expansion in North America

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