President Thomas Jefferson was able to ______.

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President Thomas Jefferson was able to double the size of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. He did not have the power to exert executive control over Congress, as separation of powers exists in the United States government. He was not president during the War of 1812, which was fought between June 1812 and February 1815, and he did not have a record of vetoing bills without being overridden by Congress.

President Thomas Jefferson Was Able to ______