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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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    “In 1815 Jefferson sold his 6‚700-volume personal library to Congress for $23‚950 to replace books lost when the British burned the U.S. Capital‚ which housed the library of Congress‚ during the war of 1812” (A+E Networks‚ 5). Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743 in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He went to William and Mary College in 1760 until April of 1762. He was the third president to the united states and the first Secretary of State. He was an overall leader and a role model to our nation. Thomas

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    Technical Manual Heritage Production: Technical Manual Heritage was prepared by the Future City Group of The City of Newcastle. Enquiries: For information about this document‚ contact: Customer Enquiry Centre City of Newcastle Phone: 02 4974 2050 Published by: City of Newcastle 282 King Street‚ Newcastle. Phone: 02 4974 2000 (main switchboard) PO Box 489 Newcastle 2300 Australia 02 4974 2222 mail@ncc.nsw.gov.au www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au Post: Fax: E-mail: Web: Update June

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    detrimental to society‚ what responsibility‚ if any‚ do the citizens have to show their dissent‚ and what form should that dissent take? All of these are questions looking to be answered‚ with varying degrees of seriousness‚ by Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Swift. Thomas Jefferson’s A Declaration of Independence may be thought of as a universal symbol of traditional American values‚ however in it exists several layers of meaning‚ each appealing to the reader and their sense of social responsibility

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    From 1789 to 1799‚ Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were powerful leaders who had contrasting views on how government should run. This time period was known as the Federalist Era. Leading up to this era was rebellion‚ the American Revolution‚ and the Critical Period. Rebellion broke out in the colonies after the colonists were fed up with being taxed without representation. This cry for freedom eventually lead to the American Revolution. The colonists vanquished the British and freed the United

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    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 and made the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the United States but he was a hypocrite because tried to make slavery illegal while owning 500 slaves. II. Declaration

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    In Gordon S. Wood’s novel‚ The Radicalism of the American Revolution‚ Wood challenges an idea produced by many consensus historians over many years. That idea being the American Revolution was just a colonial fight for independence from our mother country. Instead‚ Wood believes the revolution as not that‚ but a genuine social transformation. While one class of people did not overthrow another‚ the social relationships of our country were permanently changed for the rest of time. One-way Wood support

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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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    Regarding Shay’s Rebellion‚ Thomas Jefferson and John Hamilton would both have been against it albeit for different reasons. Jefferson would oppose the rebellion because of his faith in popular-rule. Hamilton‚ a strong believer in an elitist-government‚ would have opposed the rebellion simply because he would not have thought that the Shaysites were any different from the rest of the public who are uninformed and prone to acting out of their own passions. Jefferson had utter faith in the ability

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    times in history years. Maybe even used way before that! About the adventure of Christopher Columbus‚ he wrote in his journal in cursive! The famous document in the USA today‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ was written in outstanding cursive by Thomas Jefferson. By many times in the modern world‚ cursive today is replaced by technology. Instead of taking notes by cursive‚ or by normal handwriting‚ students in college has defined that technology would be faster and it would take less time‚ but think

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