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    Thomas Jefferson Have you ever wondered how the wheel cipher worked‚ who made it‚ and how has it helped people? Thomas Jefferson was an inventor and a president of the United States. His invention of the wheel cipher helped translate hidden words‚ improve spy work‚ and it helped soldiers receive plans in letters secretly without the enemy knowing what it meant. The effectiveness of the word cipher was due to Thomas Jefferson’s desire to learn‚ his creativity in problem solving‚ and his desire to

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    Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson‚ born on 13th April‚ 1743 in Shadwell Virginia‚ Albemarle County‚ began his formal education at age nine‚ studied at William and Mary College and then began to read law. He married Martha Wayles in 1772‚ and took her to stay in his Mountaintop home‚ Monticello (http://www.pbs.org/jefferson). He died on July 4‚ 1826 in Virginia‚ Monticello. Jefferson draws my attention in this research due to his powerful advocacy of liberty in the early years of the United States

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    DBQ #3 Thomas Jefferson was an early American politician‚ who was well-known for his actions during his presidency. He was labeled as a Democratic-Republican‚ meaning he favored stronger rights of individual states‚ rather than a central government with a lot of power. That is‚ at least in the years prior to his presidency. After he was elected‚ however‚ his convictions totally changed. During his presidency‚ three major events; his war with the Barbary Pirates‚ his restrictive economic policies

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    great coach‚ but what about a president? Someone can be great at some things‚ but not so great in the role of others in my opinion. James Madison was better in politics than being president and I will try to argue my opinion. When he was not president‚ he wrote the Constitution. When he was president‚ he started wars‚ one of them being the Revolution‚ but instead of fighting in said wars‚ he always ran away from them. James Madison was being a coward‚ not a leader. He was a great man in some things

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    style‚ which was popular in Great Britain.Archaeology has always been a passion of mine‚ and some call me the father of archaeology because of my breakthrough in excavation techniques.I also enjoy catching fish and putting them into my pond and I also used my pond to keep our eels fresh. Work experience 1801 – 1809 3rd President of the U.S. Washington D.C.‚ VirginiaPresident‚ Vise President‚ and Governor§ Served as the third president of the United States with my first Vise President as Aaron

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    Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Lily Dugas 3 Hour 3/2/11 In the making of America‚ there were many different opinions on government. Two of the most opinionated people were Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. They both had very strong voices and were looked up to by many people. They always seemed to disagree with each other;

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    his term as president of the United States. He identified the problems within the government that needed to be taken care of‚ he understood his limitations and he didn’t choose a certain political party to be a part of. Washington displayed his role of president very well when he created the Cabinet. He created the Cabinet because he realized that he couldn’t do everything on his own and he needed the help of others to make decisions. He created a Cabinet that consisted of Jefferson‚ Hamilton‚ Knox

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    The Dinner begins with Thomas Jefferson’s account of the Compromise of 1790. Jefferson explains that Hamilton comes to him discouraged that his fiscal policy was being blocked‚ with most of that opposing force coming from Madison. In order to help them resolve this issue‚ Jefferson invited them to a dinner‚ where a compromise was reached; Madison would leave the assumption bill to its fate‚ and Hamilton would ensure that the Nation’s capital would lie along the Potomac. The assumption bill passed

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    Although Thomas Jefferson was a well-respected and beloved president he did make some mistakes during his presidency. Some of his mistakes negatively affected the entre citizenry of the United States. Thomas Jefferson’s Embargo Act of 1807 was an attempt to punish the French and the British for their interference with American trade while the two European powers were in war with each other. The law Jefferson passed failed to achieve its goal. Barring the American ships from usage of the European

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    Kalasho Linsky History 109 12 March 2012 Thomas Jefferson: Hero or Hypocrite Few men can compare to Thomas Jefferson in terms of articulation and benevolent philosophical views. He was a brilliant man whose verbalization formulated the United States’ Declaration of Independence from mother England. Jefferson was a man who believed in the preservation of individual liberties and equality‚ principles that are necessary for a nation to flourish. He was the country’s first secretary of state‚ and

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