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    Alexis Jackson 3/11/12 Block 6 Miss Pierce Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt Comparison Essay A COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF THE PRESIDENCIES OF WOODROW WILSON AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT. President Woodrow Wilson supported President Theodore Roosevelt ’s foreign policy of aggressive nationalism‚ but preferred a more diplomatic approach. President Wilson hoped to revolutionize internal affairs. He first displayed his ideas in the Fourteen Point speech. Wilson wanted to dismember the imperial order

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    about Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was a remarkable person. He is famous for writing the Declaration of Independence and for being the third president of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson was also a gardener‚ father‚ designer‚ and thinker‚ who believed in the rights of men. Early Years Thomas Jefferson’s early years helped shape his life. He was also born April 13‚ 1743 at Shadwell‚ VA he died July 4‚ 1826 at Monticello‚ VA. https://classroom.monticello.org/topic/jeffersons-public-life-politics/

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    Achievements of Our Founding Fathers To be recognized as one of the founding fathers of United States means being responsible for the creation of laws and principles necessary for the endurance of a powerful nation. Thomas Jefferson as the third president of United States fulfilled these responsibilities and played an important role in the creation of our government. Although‚ he was not an attention seeking speaker‚ his writing skills assisted in the composition of two significant documents

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    John Adams and Thomas Jefferson was one of the most iconic and symbolic relationships in American history not only for its many ups and downs‚ but also for its great effects on the founding and governing of America. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams met for the first time in 1775 and almost immediately developed a friendly liking toward each other. For the first two decades of their friendship‚ Jefferson and Adams constantly exchanged praises and affection to one another. Jefferson described Adams

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    Thomas Jefferson: American Visionary Most people do not realize what our presidents have done for us. One of the most important presidents to the American people is without a doubt Thomas Jefferson. He is a very intelligent man. According to the University of John Hopkins Press‚ “His advocacy of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 effectively doubled the size of the United States and extended Jefferson ’s hope for an “empire of liberty” across the Americas.” Many people also did not know that Jefferson

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    Edmund Burke‚ Thomas Paine. Do you know much about these two philosophers? More than likely not. These two gentlemen are famous philosophers and authors who is considered to be two of the greatest political thinkers ever. The two disagreed over a numerous amount of things regularly. Edmund Burke was a western philosopher born in Ireland who lived in the years of 1773-1792. He served as a statesman‚ author‚ philosopher‚ and political theorist and after moving to London in 1750 he worked as a member

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    DBQ #3 Thomas Jefferson was an early American politician‚ who was well-known for his actions during his presidency. He was labeled as a Democratic-Republican‚ meaning he favored stronger rights of individual states‚ rather than a central government with a lot of power. That is‚ at least in the years prior to his presidency. After he was elected‚ however‚ his convictions totally changed. During his presidency‚ three major events; his war with the Barbary Pirates‚ his restrictive economic policies

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    When Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States and the first secretary of state‚ was elected into office‚ he believed in decreasing the power of the federal government‚ as well as the size. This idea was also known as laissez-faire‚ or a French philosophy which meant “let the people do as they choose”. Some people may believe that Thomas Jefferson’s decision to cut down the military funds and staff was a great decision. Others might say that it was a very poor choice. There are a

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    The election of 1800 was a tight race and a tie broken by the House of Representatives‚ led to the election of Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the United States. Thomas Jefferson was in office as president for two terms‚ serving from 1801-1809. As a whole‚ Thomas Jefferson had a very positive presidency even though there were a few setbacks throughout. There were many significant events that happened during these eight years and the most well known would be: the Louisiana Purchase‚ the

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    Thomas Jefferson From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the United States president. For other uses‚ see Thomas Jefferson (disambiguation). Thomas Jefferson Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale 3rd President of the United States In office March 4‚ 1801 – March 4‚ 1809 Vice President Aaron Burr (1801–1805) George Clinton (1805–1809) Preceded by John Adams Succeeded by James Madison 2nd Vice President of the United States In office March 4‚ 1797 – March 4‚ 1801 President

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