Question

Question 5 of 10

How did Thomas Jefferson's policies as president encourage western
expansion?
OA. He reduced the size of the military.
OB. He cut internal federal taxes.
C. He offered money to farmers willing to settle in the west.
OD. He lowered the price of land in the west.
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Answer 1

Thomas Jefferson had had the idea of westward expansion even before he became president on March 4th, ,1801 he believed that “a republic depended on an independent, virtuous citizenry for its survival, and that independence and virtue went hand in hand with land ownership, especially the ownership of small farms”.