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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States from 1817 to 1825, and is well known for being one of the Founding Fathers.
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They are Founding Fathers because they played an important part in the founding of the Unites States. However, they are not the only people considered Founding Fathers. There were a great many and any attempt to make a list would surely miss some.
How many brothers did Thomas Jefferson have?
Thomas Jefferson had seven sisters and two brothers.
There names were...
Jane Jefferson(1740-1765)and never married
Marry Jefferson(October 1st ,1741-1811)and married to John Bolling
Elizabeth Jefferson(1744-1774)mentally handicapped and never married
Martha Jefferson(1746-1811)married to Dabney Carr
Peter Field Jefferson(1748-1811)died before he was at the age of one
Unnamed son(1850-1850)born and died in 1850
Lucy Jefferson(October 10th ,1752-1810)and married Charles Lilburne Lewis
Anne Scott Jefferson(October 1st ,1755-July 8th ,1828)married Hastings Marks
Randolph Jefferson(October !st ,1755-Augest 7th 1815)she is a twin of Anna Jefferson Lewis(1781)and Mitchie Ballow Pryor(c. 1809)
What did Jefferson mean when he said all men were created equal?
Up until that time, and in some cases, even today, people born into royalty or "higher classes" were thought to be better than other people. Jefferson's words meant that all men were equal in stature or station. In other words, there was not a natural "upper class".
When is it okay to overthrow the government according to Jefferson?
From the Declaration of Independence. Not only do you have the right to overthrow your government, it is a responsibility placed on us by a founding fathers. If our government betrays us, acts other than in accordance to our wishes, or we feel changes need to be made, it is our obligation to do so.
Selected quotes by Jefferson about 'rebellion':
- "What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them." --Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, 1787. ME 6:373, Papers 12:356
- "The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere." --Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 1787.
- "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [i.e., securing inherent and inalienable rights, with powers derived from the consent of the governed], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." --Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence, 1776. ME 1:29, Papers 1:315
- "We think experience has proved it safer for the mass of individuals composing the society to reserve to themselves personally the exercise of all rightful powers to which they are competent and to delegate those to which they are not competent to deputies named and removable for unfaithful conduct by themselves immediately." --Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel Dupont de Nemours, 1816. ME 14:487
Where is the Victoria memorial located?
There are several in the United Kingdom as befits such a long-lived monarch. There are probably some in colonies such as Australia and Canada, there is a town called Victoria in Australia, and also Queensland. Somewhat oddly there is a portrait statue of Victoria in a Baltimore, Md. Cemetery or memorial park. ( for that matter there is an unattributed but neat statue of Catherine II in a local Catholic Cemetery in Jersey City. it just is not inscribed as ( Catherine the Great but is obviously her.
Locke's ideas had the most influence over?
the rights and freedoms of the individual written into the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson lived in a magnificent home called?
His house is named Monticello. It is still standing and open for visitors and is worth the fairly hefty price for admission .
What is Thomas Jefferson's view of human nature?
He believes that people were capable of making good decisions....
he believes in the ability of the "common man"(farmers and other hardworkers:])
What did Thomas Jefferson think the US economy should be based on?
Thomas Jefferson felt that if the U.S was more democratic it would be more succesful. Though this never happened - _ -
What were some of the successes and failures of Thomas Jefferson's presidency?
mostly, he had some accomplishments and some failures.
Why were Jefferson's ideas different from Hamliton's?
They were each better for different reasons. Some of Thomas Jefferson's writings still inspire people today. Alexander Hamilton did more to create the foundations of our nation and to unite it...legal
system, economic system, government system, financial system, military system, etc.
What did Thomas Jefferson do before his presidency?
Before his presidency, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Jefferson was a fairly successful lawyer in the Virginia area.
He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. He was the second Governor of Virginia after independence. He served as US Ambassador to France (1785-89). He was the first US Secretary of State (1790-1793). He served as the second Vice-President of the United States (1797-1801).
Then he became the third President of the United States.
take a strong interest in the good of society
~apex & a student .... a very important sudent *wink wink*
What was the name of the land called after Thomas Jefferson bought it from France?
Jefferson purchased "Louisiana" from France in 1803.
Why did thomas Jefferson say all men are created equal?
The exact meaning of this phrase has been debated quite extensively. The meaning and interpretation of such a simple statement has changed over time.
One meaning is the God created all human beings and gave them all the same status at birth.
Another meaning is that all human beings were granted free will, intelligence, and the same basic needs.
Some view the statement in a socialist sense - that all people ought to be completely equal at all times. Everything in society should be fair. No one should inherit property, for example, because that would be unequal. No one's rich dad should send them to an expensive college while another has to start work at age 18. This idea is in no way related to Jefferson's meaning.
Given that the statement is a key concept in the Declaration of Independence, most likely Jefferson was attacking the hereditary power of the King of England. He is saying that a king and a commoner are created equal.
Many people have pointed out that today "all men" is taken to mean "all people". At the time it was written, it really meant all men ... all males. Women would continue to have fewer rights than men in the new American society. But did it really mean "all men?" There was no question that at the time that Blacks and Native Americans were treated as lesser humans. They were not to be treated as equal in any sense of the term.
How many times did Thomas Jefferson have to rewrite the declaration of independence?
as many times as he screw your mom
How was Hamilton's views on bonds different from those of Thomas Jefferson?
it's not really a song but people can still use it
The conflict that took shape in the 1790s between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists exercised a profound impact on American history. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, who had married into the wealthy Schuyler family, represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports; the Anti-federalists, led by Thomas Jefferson, spoke for the rural and southern interests. The debate between the two concerned the power of the central government versus that of the states, with the Federalists favoring the former and the Anti-federalists advocating states' rights.
Hamilton sought a strong central government acting in the interests of commerce and industry. He brought to public life a love of efficiency, order and organization. In response to the call of the House of Representatives for a plan for the "adequate support of public credit," he laid down and supported principles not only of the public economy, but of effective government.
Hamilton pointed out that America must have credit for industrial development, commercial activity and the operations of government. It must also have the complete faith and support of the people. There were many who wished to repudiate the national debt or pay only part of it. Hamilton, however insisted upon full payment and also upon a plan by which the federal government took over the unpaid debts of the states incurred during the Revolution.
Hamilton also devised a Bank of the United States, with the right to establish branches in different parts of the country. He sponsored a national mint, and argued in favor of tariffs, using a version of an "infant industry" argument: that temporary protection of new firms can help foster the development of competitive national industries. These measures -- placing the credit of the federal government on a firm foundation and giving it all the revenues it needed -- encouraged commerce and industry, and created a solid phalanx of businessmen who stood firmly behind the national government.
Jefferson advocated a decentralized agrarian republic. He recognized the value of a strong central government in foreign relations, but he did not want it strong in other respects. Hamilton's great aim was more efficient organization, whereas Jefferson once said "I am not a friend to a very energetic government." Hamilton feared anarchy and thought in terms of order; Jefferson feared tyranny and thought in terms of freedom.
The United States needed both influences. It was the country's good fortune that it had both men and could, in time, fuse and reconcile their philosophies. One clash between them, which occurred shortly after Jefferson took office as secretary of state, led to a new and profoundly important interpretation of the Constitution. When Hamilton introduced his bill to establish a national bank, Jefferson objected. Speaking for those who believed in states' rights, Jefferson argued that the Constitution expressly enumerates all the powers belonging to the federal government and reserves all other powers to the states. Nowhere was it empowered to set up a bank.
Hamilton contended that because of the mass of necessary detail, a vast body of powers had to be implied by general clauses, and one of these authorized Congress to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" for carrying out other powers specifically granted. The Constitution authorized the national government to levy and collect taxes, pay debts and borrow money. A national bank would materially help in performing these functions efficiently. Congress, therefore, was entitled, under its implied powers, to create such a bank. Washington and the Congress accepted Hamilton's view -- and an important precedent for an expansive interpretation of the federal government's authority
While it is important to remember that Jefferson himself was intent on reminding others that the Declaration was a group effort, not solely his own, one can describe succinctly the manner in which "he" presented its "call for independence." That call was made in plain language (if also somewhat sophisticated by most contemporary standards), with explicit use of lofty philosophical principles, and on the basis of a discernible socio-political history to which Jefferson, and all of the Founders, were intentionally adding a grand "experiment" in self-rule.
What did Thomas Jefferson have to do with the Civil war?
Thomas Jefferson was one of the most decorated and honored heroes of the Civil War fought between the states of the United States of America. He is so honored because he fought on both sides of the war. Jefferson was a man torn by principle and desire and while well known for writing words of equality for all in the Declaration of Independence he also owned slave as property, and rumor has it, desired at least one of those slaves. So, believing passionately in Freedom For All, he enlisted in the Union Army to defend the Union against the Rebels of the Confederacy. But, being a slave owner himself and reportedly madly in love with his she-slave Sally Hemmings, he joined the Confederate army as well declaring the war to be an issue of states rights. Jefferson fought valiantly and boldly often times bringing battles to a draw as he kept winning the battles on both sides. Finally at Gettysburg, the war torn and battle weary Jefferson could no longer keep separate his conflicting ideals and he suffered a nervous breakdown right there on the battlefield. Both the Union and the Confederacy had become so reliant on Jefferson's one man war against himself, they were unsure what to do after losing good ol' Tom to madness and both armies disintegrated into one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on American soil.
O.k., o.k. I'm just kidding. It is possible the questioner has confused Thomas Jefferson, who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence and was the third President of the United States, with Jefferson Davis who served as the President of the Confederate States of America.
What two reasons did Napoleon Bonaparte have for selling Louisiana to the US?
Whatever Napoleons dream of colonial empire may have been, the uprising in San Domingo [Haiti] cheked the occupation of the claimed territory; and later the later the imminence of another war with Great Britain compelled the sale of Louisiana to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy.
What did Thomas Jefferson do during his presidency besides the Declaration of Independence?
He was the third President of the United States. He was Vice President under John Adams. He was an ambassador to France when France was the only major country to join America as an ally. He also was a farmer and took science as a hobby.
