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title: "How did Thomas Jefferson double the size of the United States?"  
description: "How did Thomas Jefferson double the size of the United States?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43150/how-did-thomas-jefferson-double-the-size-of-the-united-states  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How did Thomas Jefferson double the size of the United States?

How did [Thomas Jefferson](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42893/whom-did-thomas-jefferson-defeat-in-the-1800-presidential-election) double the [size](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159799/how-can-you-manage-the-size-of-mdf-and-ldf-files) of the [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41822/what-was-the-costliest-battle-in-the-history-of-the-united-states-marines-corps)?\
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