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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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    Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are frequently regarded to be two of the most influential figures in early American history. Both men contributed greatly to the founding of the nation and are considered to be two of the forefathers of the new country. While there are great similarities in both their public and political lives as well as within their personal lives. Even with the uncanny similarities with these two men‚ there

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    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 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.

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    States. He encourages Jefferson to relate

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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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    get things done. This was especially true in the case of Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican party‚ a group that prided themselves on a value of a leading economic class of farmers‚ strong state governments that were loosely joined by a weak federal government‚ a strict interpretation of the constitution and a hatred of their opposing party‚ the Federalists. Thomas Jefferson also individually believed that America should stand clear

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    Providential Detection depicts God watching as Thomas Jefferson attempts to burn the Constitution‚ portrays Jefferson as Anti-Christian and Anti-American‚ and illustrates a connection between Jefferson and the devil. Look on This Picture‚ and on This makes Thomas Jefferson appear undesirable as a presidential candidate by making unfavorable comparisons to George Washington who is characterized as being strong as a lion and sharp-eyed like an eagle‚ whereas Jefferson is perceived

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    Jefferson and His Slaves Thomas Jefferson our President‚ put in the Constitution that "all men are created equal." Before‚ while‚ and after he wrote this‚ he owned more than 400 slaves. He said he wanted slavery to be abolished‚ but he has put no action into his words. He believes slavery is the biggest threat to the new America‚ and that slavery contradicts the laws of nature. Receiving 175 slaves from his inheritance‚ Jefferson has only freed seven of his slaves. Although he has bought

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    John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington‚ all great men who founded our country. Each one with a different background‚ that changed their future. One of those men‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ was a well-known scientist‚ printer‚ politician‚ freemason‚ inventor‚ and much more. He had a different childhood‚ from what you might see today‚ but still came out being the brilliant man that he was. Like all of us he had dreams‚ but that wasn’t

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    Cursive Continues! Cursive has been used over many 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

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