How is the presidency of Thomas Jefferson rated by historians?
2007-02-13 03:21:30 · 2 answers · asked by kaymay09 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well, according to wikipedia, Thomas Jefferson was the fourth best president following George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
One of his major presidential mishaps may be the embargo act of 1807, which drastically ruined the economy of the country.
2007-02-16 05:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by DK 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson is generally regarded as one of the great presidents, he is usually ranked 4th or 5th in most surveys of historians.
The top five are usually Lincoln, FD Roosevelt, Washington, Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt.
Here are all the rankings if you want to look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_United_States_Presidents
2007-02-13 11:47:19 · answer #2 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋