7 Chapter 6 Our Third President

Chapter 6 Our Third President The Presidential election of 1800 was bitterly fought. Adams and Jefferson had become enemies. Aaron Burr also sought the Presidency and made backroom deals trying to win. In the end, Thomas Jefferson won, and Aaron Burr was elected Vice President. Jefferson took office on March 4, 1801. He was the first President inaugurated in Washington, D.C., which had become the nation's permanent capital in 1800. He had been living at a boarding house in Washington. Many people thought he would wear fancy clothes and go by carriage to his inauguration. But on the day he took office, Jefferson dressed plainly. He walked the two

第六章我们的第三任总统1800年的总统选举竞争激烈。 亚当斯和杰斐逊成了敌人。 亚伦·伯尔也曾竞选总统，并通过幕后交易试图获胜。 最后，托马斯·杰斐逊获胜，亚伦·伯尔当选为副总统。 杰斐逊于1801年3月4日就职。 他是第一位在华盛顿特区宣誓就职的总统。1800年，华盛顿成为美国的永久首都。 他一直住在华盛顿的一家寄宿公寓里。 许多人认为他会穿着华丽的衣服，乘马车去参加他的就职典礼。 但是在他就职的那天，杰斐逊穿得很朴素。 他走了两步

blocks from his rooms to the U.S. Capitol building. There he was sworn in as President. Jefferson gave a fine speech. A thousand people packed the hall to hear it. Put aside your political differences, the new President told Americans. "We are all Republicans—we are all Federalists." Jefferson also stated his goal: "Peace … and an honest friendship with all nations." The problem

从他的房间到美国几个街区 国会大厦。他在那里宣誓就任总统。 杰斐逊作了一次精彩的演讲。 一千人挤在大厅里听。 把你们的政治分歧放在一边，新总统告诉美国人。 “我们都是共和党人，我们都是联邦党人。” 杰斐逊还阐明了他的目标:“和平……与所有国家建立真诚的友谊。” 这个问题

was, only the people in the first few rows heard him. He was still a terrible speaker. Besides, he was very nervous. He spoke so quietly, many listeners had to read the speech in the newspapers the next day. The new President moved into the White House, which wasn't yet completed. Jefferson turned out to be an outstanding national leader. He had long wanted the nation to expand westward. In 1803, he helped make the greatest land deal in U.S. history. For $15 million, the nation bought 828,000 square miles of land from France in what is now the central United States. Called the Louisiana Purchase, this deal doubled the country's size. Later, all or part of fifteen states were carved from the region. Jefferson was curious about lands beyond the Louisiana Purchase as well. In 1804, he sent out a group of explorers led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They traveled from near St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Northwest. On their journey they learned about western lands and Indians. The Lewis and Clark Expedition helped the U.S. claim more land. Later, it became three states: Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.

是的，只有前几排的人听到了他的声音。 他仍然是一个糟糕的演说家。 此外，他非常紧张。 他说话非常安静，许多听众不得不在第二天读报纸上的演讲。 新总统搬进了尚未完工的白宫。 杰斐逊后来成为一位杰出的国家领导人。 他一直希望美国向西扩张。 1803年，他促成了美国最大的一笔土地交易 历史。美国花了500万美元从法国购买了82.8万平方英里的土地，这片土地位于现在的美国中部。 这笔交易被称为“路易斯安那收购案”，使美国的规模扩大了一倍。 后来，15个州的全部或部分从该地区分离出来。 杰斐逊对路易斯安那购买地以外的土地也很好奇。 1804年，他派出了一支由梅里韦瑟·刘易斯和威廉·克拉克率领的探险队。 他们从圣。 从密苏里州的路易斯到太平洋西北部。 在旅途中，他们了解了西部的土地和印第安人。 刘易斯和克拉克探险队帮助了美国 要求更多的土地。后来，它变成了三个州:华盛顿州、爱达荷州和俄勒冈州。

THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION THOMAS JEFFERSON HAD ALWAYS BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT THE AMERICAN WEST. AS PRESIDENT, HE COMMISSIONED AN EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE AND MAP THE TERRITORY.

刘易斯和克拉克探险队托马斯·杰斐逊一直对美国西部充满好奇。 作为总统，他委托一支探险队对该地区进行勘探和绘制地图。

IN MAY 1804, CO-CAPTAINS MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK SET OUT FROM NEAR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. TRAVELING BY RIVER AND LAND, THEY JOURNEYED TO THE OREGON COAST AND BACK AGAIN—A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 8,000 MILES. THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A CREW OF MEN AND THE SHOSHONE INDIAN INTERPRETER SACAGAWEA. IT TOOK THE EXPLORERS TWO YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE THEIR JOURNEY.

1804年5月，联合船长梅里韦瑟·刘易斯和威廉·克拉克从圣。 路易斯,密苏里州。他们通过河流和陆地，到达俄勒冈海岸，然后返回，距离超过8000英里。 陪同他们的还有一群人以及肖肖尼印第安人翻译萨卡加维亚。 探险者花了两年零四个月的时间才完成他们的旅程。

Jefferson brought a new style to the Presidency. Washington and Adams had been formal and dignified. Jefferson was relaxed and friendly. The President rode his horse around Washington, often speaking to strangers. He opened the White House to everyone. "He was dressed with an old brown coat, woolen hose, slippers without heels," wrote one visitor from New Hampshire. "I thought this man was a servant. It was the President." Jefferson's pet mockingbird also surprised visitors. Dick liked to fly about the White House, sometimes landing on Jefferson's shoulder.

杰斐逊为总统职位带来了一种新的风格。 华盛顿和亚当斯一向拘谨端庄。 杰斐逊很放松，也很友好。 总统骑着马在华盛顿转悠，经常和陌生人讲话。 他向所有人开放了白宫。 一位来自新罕布什尔州的游客写道:“他穿着一件旧棕色外套，羊毛长筒袜，拖鞋没有跟。” “我以为这个人是个仆人。 是总统。”杰斐逊的宠物反舌鸟也让游客感到惊讶。 迪克喜欢在白宫里飞来飞去，有时会落在杰斐逊的肩膀上。