Thomas Jefferson's Impact on America
Thomas Jefferson’s impact on America
After watching Ken Burn’s Thomas Jefferson, I had found that Thomas Jefferson is remembered in history, not only for he held the offices, it also for his belief in the natural rights of man that he expressed in the Declaration of Independence and his faith in the people’s ability to govern themselves. Jefferson left an impact on his times equal by few others in American history. From his father and his environment, he developed an interest in many academic areas, such as botany, geology, cartography, and North American exploration. He successes to practice law until public service occupied most of his time.
After Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence in June 1776. Congress felt the document was too strong, and they redrafting it, but it was important that the new version still included much of Jefferson’s original text and ideas. As John Adams did before him, Jefferson faced opposition from his own party as well as from the Federalists. He used his presidential power to purchase Louisiana from France. Moreover, Jefferson was in an effort for the British to respect the United States neutrality during the Napoleonic Wars by passing the Embargo Act, he persuaded Congress to stop all trade with Britain, a move that failed to gain any respect from Britain, alienated New England and shattered the nation’s economy.
In the final years of Jefferson life, his major accomplishment was the founding in the University of Virginia. He conceived it, planned it, designed it, and supervised both its construction and hiring of the workers. I believed that Jefferson wished to be remembered by three things, which consisted of a trilogy of unrelated causes: freedom from Britain, freedom from conscience, and freedom maintained through education. On the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson died. Although it is not flawless, it given Jefferson’s contributions to the shaping of American society then and how it is
After watching Ken Burn’s Thomas Jefferson, I had found that Thomas Jefferson is remembered in history, not only for he held the offices, it also for his belief in the natural rights of man that he expressed in the Declaration of Independence and his faith in the people’s ability to govern themselves. Jefferson left an impact on his times equal by few others in American history. From his father and his environment, he developed an interest in many academic areas, such as botany, geology, cartography, and North American exploration. He successes to practice law until public service occupied most of his time.
After Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence in June 1776. Congress felt the document was too strong, and they redrafting it, but it was important that the new version still included much of Jefferson’s original text and ideas. As John Adams did before him, Jefferson faced opposition from his own party as well as from the Federalists. He used his presidential power to purchase Louisiana from France. Moreover, Jefferson was in an effort for the British to respect the United States neutrality during the Napoleonic Wars by passing the Embargo Act, he persuaded Congress to stop all trade with Britain, a move that failed to gain any respect from Britain, alienated New England and shattered the nation’s economy.
In the final years of Jefferson life, his major accomplishment was the founding in the University of Virginia. He conceived it, planned it, designed it, and supervised both its construction and hiring of the workers. I believed that Jefferson wished to be remembered by three things, which consisted of a trilogy of unrelated causes: freedom from Britain, freedom from conscience, and freedom maintained through education. On the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson died. Although it is not flawless, it given Jefferson’s contributions to the shaping of American society then and how it is