Question

In his first term, President Thomas Jefferson Select one: a. argued for mandatory military service to mold and improve citizens. b. increased the size of the army. c. increased the size of the navy. d. aggressively used the military to assert American interests abroad. e. helped establish a military academy at West Point.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option E, helped establish a military academy at West Point, is the right answer.

Explanation:

President Thomas Jefferson established the Military Academy at West Point in the year 1802. The main reason for building such an academy was that the British never captured "Fortress West Point". Moreover, it was the oldest working military post in the United States. Some of the legislators, as well as soldiers, did not want to depend on the foreign engineers and artillerists and thus they urged the government to build such an institution.