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    being able to nullify laws. In 1801 Thomas Jefferson got the vote at the election by the votes of the house of representatives‚ because Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson Tied votes at 74 votes each‚ and the house of representatives had to break the tie. The lamb Duck period is the period in between the election and inauguration. In the 1800 the federalists were out the door in the lamb duck period‚ they went out quietly but they were scared to death of Jefferson. They were afraid he had violent ideas

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    Thomas Paine Thomas paine was a leader to many through his writing‚ he helped people understand many unbelievable things. Paine had many failures in his childhood and adulthood‚ but he kept on going‚ his failures lead him to new thought and ideas to help people understand the real world. Paine was an fascinating man that never gave up‚ Paine was one of the few people that understood that people are equal to each other. Thomas Paine was born on January 29‚ 1737 in a small

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    that one of the only main benefits to come out of the Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of land. That could not be farthest from the truth. Thomas Jefferson believed in the “Empire of Liberty.” He wrote in a letter to a friend that “Our confederacy must be viewed as the nest from which all America‚ North or South‚ is to be peopled.” While Thomas Jefferson acquired over eight hundred and twenty eight thousand square miles of land‚ the effects of the purchase reached beyond just the physical limitations

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    AP U.S. History Goal 1: DQs 1. What were the plans Alexander Hamilton had for organizing the new nation’s finances? What were the Jeffersonian Republicans’ major objections to those plans? - George Washington chose the talented Alexander Hamilton‚ who had served with him throughout the Revolutionary War‚ to take on the challenge of directing federal economic policy as the Secretary of Treasury. The first issue that Hamilton tackled as Washington’s Secretary of Treasury concerned the problem of

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    presidencies of Jefferson and Madison‚ the desire of one party to dominate over the other caused both parties to stray away from their original philosophies of government and resort to the other party’s principles. Although the Republicans and Federalists largely stayed true to their respective interpretations of the Constitution‚ they increasingly embraced the other party’s principles to achieve their goals between 1801 to 1817. In establishing Republican dominance in government‚ Jefferson determined

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    1 directed by Kevin Burns‚ tells the story of the first exploration into unknown territory. Thomas Jefferson‚ the President of the United States at the time‚ was always curious about the West. Jefferson’s books spoke of a northwest passage that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was believed that whoever could maintain that trade route would control the rest of the country and its future Jefferson expressed the desire to discover and understand the Missouri river and the Indians that lived

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    �PAGE � �PAGE �1� Jefferson ’s Justification JEFFERSON ’S JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION NAME COURSE Instructor Date Jefferson ’s Justification for the American Revolution Even after fighting in the American Revolutionary War began at Lexington and Concord in April 1775‚ most colonists still hoped for reconciliation with Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson saw a need to justify this revolution in the eyes of the people. He‚ and other founding fathers‚ knew that for this revolt to be

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    of your choice. 1. Thomas Jefferson called his election "the revolution of 1800." Your answer must demonstrate a knowledge of the relevant reading. a. What did Jefferson mean by the phrase? Jefferson wanted to purge the USA of the Federalist party because they were not his allies and they advocated for big government. Jefferson believed in states rights and his pursuit of the presidency represented a revolution for his democratic-republican party and their beliefs. Jefferson b. To what extent

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    English philosopher John Locke influenced the American Founding Father‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ on the ideas of tyranny‚ natural rights and the separation of power within government. In Locke’s First and Second Treatise of Government he establishes the belief that would eventually be called‚ Liberalism; that the people should govern themselves. Locke’s works helped shaped Jefferson and the United States of America through his ideologies. The purpose of government is to assist and aid its citizens

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    William Marbury‚ who had been appointed as Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia by President John Adams shortly before leaving office‚ but whose commission was not delivered as required by John Marshall‚ Adams’ Secretary of State. When Thomas Jefferson assumed office‚ he ordered the new Secretary of State‚ James Madison‚ to withhold Marbury’s and several other men’s commissions. Being unable to assume the appointed offices without the commission documents‚ Marbury and three others petitioned

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