In terms of growth in the United States, Jefferson's greatest legacy would be by far the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, which he bought from France for cheap.
Europeans didn't use maritime routes before the age of exploration because they thought that Muslims controlling Portugal and Spain made maritime routes unsafe together with the fact that they didn't have the required transportation and navigation skills to travel.
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They avoided washing their clothes because they were afraid of the gods punishment...gross, huh?
