Consenting Fathers: Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Though Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were contemporaries‚ their views‚ backgrounds and modes of influence were very different. Benjamin Franklin was born of a large and poor family and rose to become a model of the emerging bourgeois classes in the American Colonies. Throughout his long and life‚ Franklin succeeded in business‚ science‚ and excellent statesmanship. Thomas Jefferson‚ however‚ rose out of an affluent family to become
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Outline I. Introduction A. March 4‚ 1801 to March 4‚ 1809 1. He was a hero because he wrote the Declaration of Independence. 2. He made the Louisiana Purchase for 15 million dollars and doubled the size of the country. B. Background Information/Major points 1. He was a Hypocrite and tried to make slavery illegal while owning 500 slaves 2. He had an affair with one of his slaves. c. Thesis 1. Thomas Jefferson was a hero because he wrote the declaration of Independence
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Project The Habits of the Mind are methods‚ in which one can deal with stressors in a beneficial way. Many leaders and heroes/heroines use these habits in their everyday life. Marcus Brutus (a character from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar) and Thomas Jefferson are two leaders who use the three Habits of Mind‚ Listening and Understanding with Empathy‚ Managing Impulsivity‚ and Thinking Interpedently. In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus exemplifies the perfect leader role by listening and understanding Cassius
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Building‚ the Lincoln Memorial‚ and the Smithsonian among others. But of the sites we visited‚ the ones that affected me most were the places related to President Thomas Jefferson. Previous to this trip‚ I knew very little about Jefferson‚ and even wondered what he did to deserve a place on Mount Rushmore. However‚ this trip exposed me to Jefferson in an entirely new way. We visited Monticello‚ his home in Virginia‚ where I learned about Jefferson’s broad interests in science‚ architecture‚ and philosophy
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I believe that Thomas Jefferson is the best leader America has had. Jeferson has helped america grow before he became president and even after. He did many things that has helped shape america. Thomas Jefferson is the best leader america had becuase he Contributed to our education‚ Wrote the declaration of indedependence‚ and expanded our nation. Thomas Jefferson contributed to our education in multiple ways. He loved to learn and liked to share knowledge as well. Jefferson built the University
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Did Thomas Jefferson Abandon His Ideals By Making The Louisiana Purchase Yes‚ we believe that Thomas Jefferson did abandon his ideals by making the Louisiana Purchase because he believed in the least amount of purchases made by the government as possible. He was big on small farming communities‚ and states’ rights and was against large government purchases because it gave the government too much power. He wanted the nation’s capitol to be a small city with only a few thousand people in it.
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Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer and philosopher who wrote the “Declaration of Independence (1776).” He created this document because he wanted to illustrate the hardships of the American colonists at the time. The colonists struggled with following the orders and powers of the King. The Declaration of Independence helped define the United States as the people know it today. Thomas Jefferson supports the connotation of how the American Revolution took a toll on the basis of the U.S. democracy
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Thomas Jefferson‚ a founding father of the United States and one of its many presidents. The impact that Thomas Jefferson has had on the development of the United States cannot be stated enough‚ through his involvement in the creation of the Declaration of Independence‚ as he was the main contributor‚ his influence on the politics of the country as its leader‚ the role of the third President‚ and his help to expand the nation through the Louisiana Purchase. With his hand in so many projects in the
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the first ten amendments. It brought order out of the chaos that occurred when Adams appointed the Midnight Judges. Over the long term‚ it has affected many congressional bills that if passed‚ would not be constitutional. 2)What basis did Thomas Jefferson have for believing that American trade could be used as a diplomatic tool? Explain. Trade could be used as a diplomatic tool in many ways. If America stopped trading with certain countries‚ the thought was that those countries would cooperate
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slavery is in the United States. He encourages Jefferson to relate
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