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    AMERICA VS FRANCE VS SPAIN In the 1800 over more than one million settlers lived between the Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi River. This event was called the biggest land of property dealing in the history of the United States of America. The Louisiana territory was the major importance to all people who wanted it. It was like a hot potato between countries and foreigners for Europeans. The on and off game with the territory was back and forth. France was the first to have it in its

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    Aerielle Atkinson Professor History 1301 23 February 2017 The Louisiana Purchase In 1803‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ was able to effectively double the United States Territory with a single purchase from France. These approximately 827‚000 square miles of land‚ which would later go on to become different parts of 15 states‚ have come to be known as one of the greatest achievements of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency: The Louisiana Purchase. After explorations lasting from the beginning of the 17th century to

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    strict interpretation and then loose interpretation. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were two Democratic-Republican presidents who viewed the Constitution strictly. However‚ Jefferson would sometimes adopt federalist practices and loosely interpret the Constitution. The federalists during the Hartford Convention viewed the Constitution super strictly; especially many objectives of the War of 1812 were unconstitutional. Throughout 1801-1817‚ Jefferson had both strict and loose interpretations of the

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    accurate. The Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval is of particular interest because Jefferson outright states “...I know also‚ that the laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind”. This is somewhat different from the traditional image of Jefferson interpreting the constitution as absolute under any circumstances. The fact that he himself writes that the constitution must be adapted to the times suggest that Jefferson‚ like the Democratic-Republican

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    Political Science Midterm

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    1. Do you think most American believe in the ideas of Hobbes or Locke? What institutions or laws in this country back up your choice? I think most American believe in the ideas of Locke. In fact‚ the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson back up my choice. The American vision of natural rights and individual sovereignty was written on the basis of Locke’s ideas. The main point is Locke believes that man is basically good‚ but society makes him evil. Locke therefore believes that

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    Liberty

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    Liberty The definition of liberty to me is still best expressed by Thomas Jefferson‚ who once gave us the following definition: “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within the limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will‚ and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.” This definition of liberty was and still is the foundation for us to follow. I would like to expand

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    were quite different. At first‚ politicians tried to stay away from political parties‚ but by creating a democratic government‚ a political party system could not be avoided. The two recognized parties were the Democratic-Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ and the Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton. Political parties separated the country. Washington had tried to prevent them from rising up‚ but due to extreme differences in views‚ his attempt was futile. Hamilton’s strong central government

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    The Declaration of Independence is a treasured National document for The United States of America. Many people visit the National Archives Building in Washington‚ DC every day to get a glimpse of this national treasure. During many Independence Day celebrations across the Nation‚ the Declaration of Independence is read to crowds of patriotic Americans. Why is this document so important to the United States of America and the people in it? To answer this question‚ we must first examine why The Declaration

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    After the Revolutionary War‚ our country was very weak and fragile‚ but our first five presidents helped build a foundation for the United States of America to become stronger. George Washington‚ John Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and James Monroe helped shape our country with their foreign policies. Some chose neutrality‚ some chose isolation and some even wanted war. Our first president‚ George Washington‚ had wanted to stay neutral with other nations. George Washington had created the

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    In the year of 1787‚ the incident called Shay’s Rebellion occurred. During that time‚ Thomas Jefferson was in Paris but heard what had happened and wrote a letter to a friend about it. While this was happening‚ Jefferson supported it. His words in the letter were‚ “What country before ever existed without a rebellion? And what country can preserve its liberties if their rules are not warned...”. He is saying that every country has gone through rebellion and that it would happen sometime. He also

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