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    Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the 3d president of the United States of America. He was one of the most important presidents. BEing one of the first presidents‚ he build this country by purchasing the Louisiana Territory. Jefferson was also fundamental in the creation of this country. He should be remembered as important to the United States‚ but why? Thomas Jefferson’s early years weer not as interesting as the rest of his life. He was born on April 13‚ 1743 in what is modern day Albernale

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    President Jefferson Thomas Jefferson: The United States ’ third President; Democratic Republican‚ philosopher‚ agrarian‚ plantation owner‚ politician. One of his more famous quotes comes from his First Inaugural Address "We are all Republicans‚ we are all Federalists." In that respect‚ though he was a very great man‚ I believe in that respect that he is wrong. During the early years of American democracy there was no "grey area" between the party lines. If you were a Federalist you were

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    Federalists wary‚ when Thomas Jefferson finally cut a deal to break the election tie‚ many Federalists questioned the future welfare of the country. After all‚ with Thomas Jefferson as president‚ wouldn’t everything they had worked so hard for in the previous decade‚ be destroyed? Surprise and pleasure rippled through the country when Jefferson stated in his inaugural address "We are all republicans‚ we are all democrats." This well-known statement would later show its truth when Jefferson allowed his beliefs

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    Thomas Jefferson was known as a renaissance man; his knowledge was broad and diverse and he accomplished a great many things in his lifetime. He owned a plantation which he named Monticello‚ spoke six languages‚ was an inventor and holder of over 10‚000 patents. He was one of America’s founding fathers‚ the first Secretary of State and the 3rd president of the United States which is the greatest accomplishment an American can achieve. However‚ it was his wish that his tombstone reflect some of

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    King never respected any attempt from the colonies to establish a government and would repeatedly dissolve Representative Houses is surprising to me. The way that Thomas Jefferson lists these charges leads me to believe that Great Britain would just assume the colonies not exist outside of being subjects to the throne. Thomas Jefferson wrote‚ “ He has refused for a long time‚ after such dissolutions‚ to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers‚ incapable of Annihilation‚ have returned

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    Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had very different political views‚ which is why our first president‚ George Washington‚ had them both in his cabinet. Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury‚ while Jefferson was the first Secretary of State. These differences begin with who they thought should govern and what type of government was the best. Hamilton thought we should have a strong central government in the interests of commerce and industry‚ while having the national government

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    Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson took matters into their own hands and created political parties. Alexander Hamilton became the leader of the Federalists while Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of the Democratic-Republicans. Hamilton was born in St. Croix in the Caribbeans and moved to New York after people had read his story over the hurricane in the Caribbeans. When he married‚ his wife’s family supported him in being a representative of New York. Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia

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    Before presidency‚ Thomas Jefferson believed that the constitution should be interpreted very strictly‚ but during his presidency his views were flipped. James Madison‚ on the other hand‚ believed that the constitution should be interpreted loosely before and during his presidency. Before Jefferson was elected‚ he‚ and the majority of the Jeffersonian Republicans‚ believed that the constitution should be interpreted very strictly. He believed that there was a necessity for “preservation of the

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    Man of the Democracy and Republic Government Thomas Jefferson was the first third president of America but the first to be a Democratic-Republican. When inaugurated in office‚ he was fifty-eight years old. He was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington. Jefferson was known to be secretive‚ casual towards people as president‚ quiet‚ a master manipulator‚ a brilliant politician‚ and sensitive. To answer the question‚ why is Thomas Jefferson is my favorite president out of the Founding Fathers

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    do during the time of war. Thomas Jefferson‚ and Alexander Hamilton both were heads of forming the major political party groups. There were people who supported Thomas Jefferson’s political point of view‚ and they were known as Democratic Republicans. They thought that the U.S. should help the French. Jefferson’s letter

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