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Table of Contents 

Chapter 1 : pg.3-6

Chapter 2 : pg.7-10

Chapter 3 : pg.11-18

Chapter 4 : pg.19-24

Chapter 5 : pg.25-26

Chapter 6 : pg.27-30

Chapter 7 : pg.31-34

Glossary : pg.35-38

        CHAPTER 1

"Danny go to bed," mom said "it's almost 

8:00."

"But mom,Grandpa was going to read me 

one of his stories, PLEASE, PLEASE, 

PLEASE let me stay up," I begged,"just a 

little longer?"

Grandpa stepped in."Common Audrey, 

just 15 more minutes please?"

"Fine, but you better be asleep by 8:20," 

mom said loud and clear. 

I ran like the wind up the stairs to get 

my pajamas on, while grandpa took his 

time walking up the stairs.

Chapter 2

"Soooo...., whats the story about," I 

asked.

"Well," he said, "how about something 

before my time?"

"Like dinosaurs," I roared.

"No, that's a little to far how 

about......................." 

"Thomas Jefferson."

"Ok.... who's he," I asked.

"He's a pretty important person. He was 

the 3rd president of the U.S.. He placed 

an embargo on foreign goods in 1807 so 

countries would STOP  attacking 

American ships."

        Chapter 3

"Jefferson also helped create a law that 

declared America could no longer trade 

with foreign countries they called it the 

Embargo Act.  

"The U.S did not like the Embargo Act 

because it hurt the economy, people lost 

their jobs,and money practically went 

down the drain...........a deep...........dark 

lonely drain.This effect could also occur 

during impressment."

"Because of the Embargo Act people 

turned to smuggling."

"Then congress did something very nice 

they repealed the Embargo Act."

Chapter 4

"Then there were 4 countries off the 

coast of Africa; Morocco, Algiers, 

Tunisia, and Tripoli. Pirates started 

raiding European nations, as a solution 

they paid Barbary States tribute.

"But Jefferson had a different solution 

for the problem. He actually stopped 

paying tribute and sent warships to deal 

with the problem." 

"So he was in charge,"I asked.

"Yea kinda."

"After that the U.S. marines ship broke 

down, they couldn't fix it so the decided 

to burn it."

"Why would they burn it?"I asked.

"To keep pirates from using it."

"OOOOHHHH."

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