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    Thomas Jefferson was a man of great knowledge and even wrote the most famous document from American History. He was behind many events that the United States took part in‚ while it was still in its infancy. With all of the actions taking place‚ the major event which caused Jefferson to write American History was The Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary Period affected Thomas Jefferson’s works because it gave him the guideline for his pieces. The Revolutionary Period‚ a time of new beginnings for

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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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    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 of Independence A. Independence from Britain 1.

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    how unjust slavery is in the United States. He encourages Jefferson to relate

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    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 about it. Our minds or brains need to function more

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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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    Thomas Jefferson vs. Martin Luther King Jr. Thomas Jefferson was born in April 13‚ 1743 in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He is known as Author of the Declaration of Independence and 3rd president of the United States. He was a farmer and became a lawyer in 1776. He had served as president for two terms 1801-1809; served as vice president‚ secretary of state‚ congressman‚ governor of Virginia‚ and minister to France; he was the founder of the University of Virginia; he also served as president of the American

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    The United States has had some great leaders throughout its history‚ but some are more influential than others. Thomas Jefferson‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and George Washington are some of the most historic leaders in the entire world. Abraham Lincoln served as President of The United States from 1860 until his death in 1865. The biggest decision he made in his life‚ and perhaps one of the biggest decisions ever made‚ was that to end slavery in The United States. However‚ this decision did not come without

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    The post-revolutionary war period of the Unites States saw the establishment of the first party system and an enlarging gap in viewpoints between the wealthy and the common man. One might argue that a political party develops in response to a series of controversial issues yet to a great extent the contradictory views of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over issues related to views of government‚ the role of government and social philosophy in foreign and domestic affairs‚ were primarily responsible

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    In chapter four you address the story of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and their educational journeys. Franklin only received two years of education and then learned his craftsman skills in an apprenticeship. Jefferson posed the Virginia plan at the Constitutional Convention‚ he stressed that education is the key to his plan. Both shared the view that education makes a way to ensure a new republic‚ where nothing should stand in the way. Jefferson believed that when it came to education

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