Jefferson’s Presidency by the numbers
- National debt in 1801- $112 million
- Percentage of budget Jefferson designated to pay the debt- 78%
- The population of the US in 1801 was 5, 305, 982 – 893, 605 were slaves
- The United States paid $15 million for the Louisiana territory in 1803- Equivalent to $233 million today
- The Federal budget in 1803 was $8.2 million before the Louisiana Purchase
- Jefferson was prepared to pay $10 million for New Orleans alone, the extra 828,000 square miles were a bargain at just under 3 cents per acre
Practically Historical 