Question

In remaking the government in his philosophy Jefferson did all of the following EXCEPT:

• A. Reduced the size of the US military.
• B. Paid off a large amount of the US debt.
• C. Lowered tariffs.
• D. Eliminated all federal excise taxes. including the tax on whiskey.
• E. Pushed for renewing the charter of the Bank of the US.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Reduced the size of the US military.

Jefferson played a major role in the planning, design, and construction of a national capitol and the federal district. In the various public offices he held, Jefferson sought to establish a federal government of limited powers. In remaking the government in his philosophy Jefferson did not reduced the size of the US military.