Thomas Jefferson

Architecture is the one he is most known for.

take a strong interest in the good of society

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Jefferson purchased "Louisiana" from France in 1803.

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.

as many times as he screw your mom

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.

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.

• Helped France get money, soldiers, and ships
• Wrote the declaration of Independence

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.

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.

The significance of Jefferson's 1801 Inaugural Address was that it marked the first transition of power, at the national level, from one political party (Federalists) to another (Democrat-Republicans) in the history of the USA.

well originally, the committee was of john Adams and Jefferson, but Adams thought (and told Jefferson) that because

1) Nobody liked Adams (they all thought him to be argumentative and unfit, while everyone liked Jefferson who they thought was mild)

2) Jefferson was a Virginian and Adams was not. Back then, everyone looked up to VA as the oldest and best colony.

3) Jefferson could "write ten times better than [Adams]" could. Quote from Adams.

He was well read and knew the Enlightenment writers of the day. As an thinker and writer he was the perfect choice. One of the fallacies of the Declaration is that there is a belief today that he wrote it to set up the foundation of a Christian nation. Not true . The Declaration refers only to "nature's God" and he did not insist that the religion was the pillar of liberty. He was also from VA which was important.

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Alexander Hamilton was the creator of the National Bank in 1791.

Thomas Jefferson

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What did John Locke write that Thomas Jefferson used in writing the declaration of independence

According to John Adams the role of government is to help the common good of the people. He states, " the happiness of the people is the purpose of government and should serve the largest number and the true idea of a republic is an empire of laws and not men." Washington stated that the " virtue or morality is necessary Spring of popular government and human rights can only be assured among virtuous people." Franklin added to this idea by saying that " only virtuous people are capable of freedom."

Jefferson did not want slavery expanded, as was allowed by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He knew that this issue would end up tearing the nation apart. He lamented that the hard sacrifices of 1776 were going to be squandered by the children of those who had fought so hard for freedom and independence. See this letter he wrote in April of 1820: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/159.html In February 1819 Jefferson in Monticello said, "This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night awakened and filled me with terror." Jefferson and other Virginians were convinced that the Tallmadge amendment excluding slavery from Missouri was part of a Federalist conspiracy to create a sectional party and destroy the union.

Prior to the troubles with Britain, the average colonist considered themselves British citizens, and due to the lax style of governing the British had employed, were used to a certain amount of self-governance. After the war, they wanted a government that lacked the power to become autocratic, and would consider its foremost goal, the protection of the people's rights. They wanted equal representation in Congress, and the guarantees established in the Bill of Rights.

The right to govern derives from God's law.

Thomas Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, passed away on August 17, 1757. Thomas was 14 years old at the time, and would grow up to serve as America's 3rd President.

Jefferson rendered no inconsiderable service to the cause of Constitutional Government, for it was partly through his insistence that the Bill of Rights, consisting of the first ten amendments, was adopted. He was also still serving as Minister to France until a year after the Constitution was adopted in 1787. Jefferson didn't want anything to do with the Constitution even though his best friend was writing it.

Thomas Jefferson did not invent any foods. He is mistakenly attributed as bringing vanilla, macaroni and cheese, and ice cream to the United States, however this were already well established food items.

Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase because he wanted to know what the place was like. Example: what animals live there, what is the landforms, who are the Indians who live there, etc.