Thomas Jefferson

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.

He was very interested in schooling, but did not think much of the schools in the Colonies. He believed ignorance to be the enemy of freedom, and he wanted to correct what he considered to be the defects of educational institutions modeled on European settings and curriculum. He imagined that an "academical village" clustered around a tree-lined lawn would provide an ideal setting in which to pursue higher education. The focal point of such a village would be a Temple of Knowledge that would house the university library. And so he founded the University of Virginia.

The 3rd President of the United States Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Goochland County, Virginia.

Earlier in the War, the French had lent the Americans both a substantial army and a navy. Planning to trap Cornwallis and force a surrender, George Washington, Lafayette, and the Count Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau led their forces to Yorktown by land at the same time Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse led the French navy to Yorktown by sea (to Chesapeake Bay and the York River). The plan was executed perfectly, and Cornwallis was forced to surrender.

Yes Thomas Jefferson lived in Virginia, during the American revolution.

To ask Napoleon Bonaparte to agree that the U.S. farmers could trade through New Orleans.

15 million dollars was the price paid for the Lousiana Purchase.

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yeah i believe he did, because he wasn't doing it out of personal gain, he wanted more land for the country, he saw a great opportunity, and he argued that he did have a constitutional right because he said it was included in a treaty, which made it constitutional. America gained a lot of agricultural progress out of that land, and it was a big success and help to america. I believe that it was the right choice.

He became a founding father by doing a good job in the congress and he also became the leader and controlled the Continential army. Then after doing a good job he got to sign the Constitution.

I might be wrong but, I think that it was because people were forced to serve in the war based on there birthday. That lead people in the war not to want to really fight.