Thomas Jefferson

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.

Archaeologist, architect. attorney, author, farmer, and inventor.

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.

The English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) is often cited as a major influence on the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. However, his writing also reflects themes of other scholars, notably Rousseau and Montesquieu.

First of all Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had two very different views on many things. Thomas Jefferson was a republican, the majority of republicans and republican supporters weren't that wealthy. Alexander Hamilton was a federalist and believed wealthy educated people should lead the count. So naturally they would be divided on almost everything. No surprise here but Thomas Jefferson thought the National bank was unconstitutional. Hamilton thought the bank would benefit the country and it was a part of his financial plan. For more information go to http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=6

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because he was black

I think it's fair to ignore the first answerer. There's no real reason that I'm aware of except that they simply disagreed about nearly everything. Jefferson wanted to spread the power, but Hamilton wanted to keep amongst a few elites. Jefferson feared tyranny, but Hamilton feared anarchy. Jefferson was free and creative, but Hamilton was neat and organized. Jefferson wore plainer clothes; Hamilton dressed more formally. Jefferson supported farming; Hamilton, manufacturing. Jefferson = strict construction; Hamilton = loose construction. The list goes on.

Jefferson's father owned some 6000 acres of land which was a lot of land even in those days and would be worth millions today. He died at age 49 and so was not able to realize his full potential for making money, but he was far from poor.

Payeng Xiong and Tara Ward. Who was part of the Shoshone Indians . The chief was Dormeca Barksdale. He was one of the manliest chiefs ever.

Could you imagine your life without freedom, you wouldn't be able to speak or write freely, you wouldn't be able to practice your own religion or express yourself.

Maybe you've already picked up what I'm putting down, but without any freedoms, we're restricted from EVERYTHING.

First part: Asking King George III to change his actions.

Second part: A list of complaints.

Third part: Summarize reason for letter.

Fourth part: Signatures.

There was no president when the Declaration of Independence was signed. At the time, in July 1776, Washington was General, and as a newly born nation in the throes of war, they did not have time or have the right man yet to elect a president. The first President, George Washington, was elected in 1789. He served the country from 1789-1797, when John Adams was elected as second president.

Louisiana... do your own homework dumsh1t.

I don't think that's what the original poster meant.

We paid France for the territory, which was kinda odd, since Spain claimed ownership of much of it. It's kinda like if you sold your sister's iPad to your best bud for 10 bucks. You'd be happy, your bud would be happy, but your sister would be really pissed at you...

In 1803, Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase because he believed that the United States needed space to grow. It was an opportunity that occurred because Napoleon needed the money for the wars that France was fighting at the time.

He was just a hero for all of his victories against the british and the Cherokee Indians

They disagreed over the establishment of the national bank because Jefferson distrusted the government, while Hamilton did not. Jefferson's sympathies were with the debtors and farmers. He supported a broad distribution of wealth and disliked industrialism and organized finance. He believed in the perfectability of man and that the people using representatives knew best how to govern themselves. Basically, Jefferson believed that the less power the federal government had, the better. Hamilton supported a strong and active central government, which would encourage industry, commerce and finance. His sympathies were with creditors and buisness oriented people. He distrusted the people's ability to govern themselves and supported a powerful executive with an elite following. Basically, Hamilton believed in a strong and active government, which acted to benefit certain interests.

Jefferson claimed that a civilized nation that was both ignorant and free "never was and never will be".