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DID THOMAS JEFFERSON’S POLITICAL VIEWPOINT AND PHILOPHY CHANGE?
Introduction:
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 — July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the third
President of the United States (1801-1809), right after John Adams and before James Madison.
He is best known for being the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, written in 1776.
Politics before becoming President:
Jefferson was born to a very wealthy plantation family in Virginia. He initially served as a prominent lawyer before he became a Virginia state politician. Firmly in the radical wing of state politics, Jefferson was a notable advocate for independence from Great Britain.
When Virginia sent him to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 he was appointed head of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence, with which the
Thirteen Colonies declared independence. He famously wrote in the
Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal," which implied that we remain equal throughout all of our lives, and should be treated as such. It was ratified on July 4, which is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States.
He was one of the earliest voices for a separation of church and state ,the first law guaranteeing freedom of religion. The fact that the 1st amendment guarantees freedom of religion is at least partially because of Jefferson's efforts. In 1817, he proposed a public school system for his state, though Virginia would not create one until Reconstruction. Jefferson was also one of the earliest supporters for universal suffrage (or rather, universal suffrage for white males), but believed that this should only come after public school systems were created. Uneducated people who know nothing of government shouldn't vote, after all. After the end of the Revolutionary War,
Jefferson was sent to France as America's ambassador. While there, he met with several enlightenment philosophers as well as the men who would
Introduction:
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 — July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the third
President of the United States (1801-1809), right after John Adams and before James Madison.
He is best known for being the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, written in 1776.
Politics before becoming President:
Jefferson was born to a very wealthy plantation family in Virginia. He initially served as a prominent lawyer before he became a Virginia state politician. Firmly in the radical wing of state politics, Jefferson was a notable advocate for independence from Great Britain.
When Virginia sent him to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 he was appointed head of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence, with which the
Thirteen Colonies declared independence. He famously wrote in the
Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal," which implied that we remain equal throughout all of our lives, and should be treated as such. It was ratified on July 4, which is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States.
He was one of the earliest voices for a separation of church and state ,the first law guaranteeing freedom of religion. The fact that the 1st amendment guarantees freedom of religion is at least partially because of Jefferson's efforts. In 1817, he proposed a public school system for his state, though Virginia would not create one until Reconstruction. Jefferson was also one of the earliest supporters for universal suffrage (or rather, universal suffrage for white males), but believed that this should only come after public school systems were created. Uneducated people who know nothing of government shouldn't vote, after all. After the end of the Revolutionary War,
Jefferson was sent to France as America's ambassador. While there, he met with several enlightenment philosophers as well as the men who would