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Although Thomas Jefferson was in
France serving as United States minister when the Federal Constitution
was written in 1787, he was able to influence the development
of the federal government through his correspondence. Later his
actions as the first secretary of state, vice president, leader
of the first political opposition party, and third president of
the United States were crucial in shaping the look of the nation s
capital and defining the powers of the Constitution and the nature
of the emerging republic.
Jefferson played a major role in the planning, design, and construction
of a national capitol and the federal district. In the various ....

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