3. The new Constitution did not provide for the creation of a(n) a) Electoral College b) Vice president c) Supreme Court d) Cabinet e) federal court system 4. Match the individual with his office in the new government. A. Thomas Jefferson 1. attorney general B. Alexander Hamilton 2. secretary of state C. Henry Knox 3. secretary of war 4. secretary of
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Benjamin Franklin‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence would have never been written and we would probably still be under the thumb of the British Empire. Our lives would not be the same. We would not have the right to freedom‚ liberty or justice. All decisions would probably be made for each of us. Benjamin Franklin would not have shown us the way to a better life‚ there would not have been a Continental congress‚ or Thomas Jefferson would not have written the Declaration
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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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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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�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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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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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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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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