During his first term,President Thomas Jefferson
A) sought to create a tax on personal income.
B) restricted the sale of government lands to western settlers.
C) saw a doubling of the national debt.
D) eliminated all internal taxes.
E) drastically increased government spending.

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During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson eliminated all internal taxes, including the taxes on whiskey and other alcoholic beverages which had caused the Whiskey Rebellion during the preceding administration of John Adams. This policy was in line with his belief in limited government and a preference for decentralized power in the hands of states and localities, rather than a centralized federal authority. This also helped to reduce the national debt, as the government was no longer relying on revenue from taxes to finance its operations.

During His First Term,President Thomas Jefferson