Thomas Jefferson

1. All men are created equal

- certain rights are unalienable and cannot be legally violated, which includes the right to:

Life

Liberty

The pursuit of happiness

2. Democracy

3. Right of revolution

- the people will have the rights to protest and replace the government if they find that the government is not doing their job for the people well.

Thomas Jefferson had dreamed of exploring the West for at least 20 years before he even became President. In 1783 he had even asked Clark's brother, George, to take on the challenge. After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, and two weeks before inauguration day Jefferson asked Lewis, his secretary of state, to go on the journey. After Lewis was very intelligent and trustworthy, and after being given specific instructions and properly trained, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would only offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). Jefferson had given Lewis full authority as leader of the expedition, so it was Lewis who chose Clark, not Jefferson. They then named their team the "Corps of Discovery."

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According to body language expert Paul Ekman, body language is involuntary and the same on all nationalities and races and genders.

The Jefferson Administration wanted to purchase the port of New Orleans from Napoleon, not the area known as the Louisiana Territory. The port was necessary if the "western" states and territories would have a permanent port to ship their goods and products without fear of the French cutting off the "right of deposit" in New Orleans. When America offered to buy the port, Napoleon surprised Jefferson by offering the entire territory for a cost that came out to about 4 cents an acre. It doubled the size of the US and opened the western section of North America to expansion by the US. It also led to future conflicts with Great Britain regarding the Northwest Territory, as the purchase of Louisiana gave the US a claim to that area as well as the British claim.

Below is a list of things they brought with them to distribute among the natives they encountered.

5 lbs. White Wampum

5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small

20 lbs. Red beads assorted

5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted

30 Calico shirts

12 Pieces of East India muslin handkerchiefs sprtiped or check'd with brilliant colors

12 Red silk handkerchiefs

144 Small sheap looking glasses

100 Burning glasses

4 Vials of Phosphorous

288 Steels for striking fire

144 Small cheap scissors

20 Pair large scissors

12 Groce needles assorted. 1 to 8 Common points.

12 Groce assorted with points for sewing leather.

288 Commong brass thimbles

10 lbs. Sewing thread assorted

24 Hanks sewing silk

8 lbs. Red lead

2 lbs. Vermillion

288 Knives small such as are generally used for the Indian trade, with fox'd blades & handles inlaid with brass

36 Large knives

36 Pipe tomahawks

12 lbs. Brass wire assorted

12 lbs. Iron wire, generally large

6 Belts of narrow ribbons colours assorted

50 lbs. Spun tobacco

20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennesee

40 Fish giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point - at Harper's Ferry

3 Groce fishing hooks assorted

3 Groce Mockerson awls assorted

50 lbs. Powder secured in a keg covered with oil cloth

24 Belts of worsted feiret or gartering colours brilliant and assorted

15 Sheets of copper cut into strips of an inch in wideth & a foot long

20 Sheets of tin

12 lbs. Strips of sheet iron 1 inch wide and 1 foot long

1 Piece of red cloth secong quality

1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles

100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with colored glass or mock-stone

2 Groces of brass curtain rings & sufficiently large for the finger

1 Groce cast iron combs

24 Blankets

12 Arm bands silver

12 Wrist bands

36 Ear trinkets

6 Groce drops of silver

4 dozen rings for fingers

4 Groces broaches of silver

12 Small medals

Nope, he was Minister to France at the time so he was spending time in Paris.

By horse, or horse and buggy. he traveled by a Motorcycle :) ya feel me

The expedition's goal as stated by President Jefferson was "to explore the Missouri River, & such principal stream of it as, by its course & communication with the water of the Pacific ocean may offer the most direct & practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce." In addition, the expedition was to learn more about the Northwest's natural resources, inhabitants, and possibilities for settlement.

In the end, they were able to find and categorize 122 new animals and 178 plants, mapped the geography, and achieved friendlier relations with the natives. However, they did not find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean.

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

the pursuit of happiness

Thomas Jefferson's career before USA President was Vice-President. From, Bryan Hollick Raleigh, NC

The Declaration of Independence was written by a young lawyer named Thomas Jefferson. The document was reviewed and corrected by Ben Franklin and other Patriots before being finally written down as a formal document.

27 I believe..

The answer is a tossup, if the question is asking about verbal combat, not an actual fight. Thomas Jefferson hated and avoided conflict, and usually said very little, but he was always listening to what other people were saying. Jefferson was one of those people who would remember a remark and bring it up five years later to your discredit, which was exactly what he did with Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton was volatile, thrived on conflict and usually had much to say. In retaliation to any insult he would come back with a longwinded, sharp-tongued answer, but he would often come to regret it later.

In the short term, Hamilton would win, but he would make several remarks he'd come to regret. In the long term, Jefferson would win, because he would remember the remarks, bring them up again later, and twist the context around as to make Hamilton sound worse than he actually was.

a) to have all understand that this was not going to be a simple protest against the rules of England. this statement had to be put on paper so that "we" understood the gravity of what we were about to do, that England understood that her landlords were not going to be effective, and that France understood that her war with England only extended to England's subjects and not to us. b) only a country can declare war; we were not a country. the first step is to decalare independence. Paul Alagna

Benjamin Franklin, Robert sherman, jhon Adams, thomas Jefferson, and Robert livingston

Of the five men chosen only one man from the commttee was chosen to compose the declaration and that was Thomas Jefferson.

Freedom of religion.

Considering the Lewis and Clark expedition, the fact that they were part of a scientific expedition was extremely important, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The new knowledge they obtained about the Northwest's geography, natural resources, and native inhabitants sparked American interest in the west, and strengthened the nation's claim to the area. It also gave Americans a sense of pride at a time when they badly needed symbols of national triumph. Americans at this time realized that their new nation was still very much divided and relatively weak and Lewis and Clark's adventure offered Americans proof that the men of their nation could accomplish great deeds amidst enormous hardships.

Also spread was the idea of 'Manifest Destiny' as Americans increasingly assumed a continental destiny. This opened many door for poor families to go out and prosper throughout the late nineteenth century. However this also led to many Native Americans and earlier Hispanic settlers to be dispossessed, along with the great number of buffalo that Lewis and Clark themselves saw and were amazed by.

Alexander Hamilton favored protective tariffs because it was an essential part of his financial plan. By protecting America's infant domestic economy, he won the favor of the wealthy classes (merchants and manufacturers).

The five people were :Thomas Jefferson,John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston

So well that they didn't want their freedom.

This all depends on the criteria used to evaluate a good leader. Do you use a standard that involves character, political philosophy or how well the person adhered to his own philosophy? It's also important to remember that Jefferson had a political career long before being elected as our third president. If one wants to evaluate his leadership over the broad spectrum of his career as opposed solely to his presidency then this would also be a factor. Jefferson unlike today was not seen by all as a heroic figure. During the American Revolution he was criticized for his lack of leadership and of even abandoning Virginia during a British invasion for which he was accused of being "pusillanimous [lacking courage] conduct". This would cause his political career to halt for awhile. He would be appointed to the state legislature of Virginia after this in 1783. Everyone identifies Jefferson as being the author of the Declaration of Independence. However while not being inaccurate it is misleading. Jefferson was on a committee known by its creative name, the Committee of Five, that was formed to draft such a document. The other members being Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Jefferson was selected to write what was always expected to be an initial draft that would be and was in fact edited by other members. The original of Jefferson was significantly different. Some even accused Jefferson of plagiarizing John Locke. Depending on your personal political philosophy Jefferson was either one of the greatest, worst, or somewhere in between other leaders. If judged on his presidency alone then a case be made that he was a good but imperfect leader. He repealed many direct taxes, repealed the illegal Alien and Sedition Act, pardoned those convicted under such Act, supported an expedition to the western frontier, fought and won the First Barbary War, and established the United States Military Academy at West point. However as with most politicians he also failed to live up to his own principles. By his own admission he acquired a huge portion of land unconstitutionally with the Louisiana Purchase. Another political fallout came when he imposed the draconian Embargo of 1807 which called for restrictions on Amercan shipping. Rhode Island was devastated by this embargo This was inconsistent with his understanding of state's rights. Jefferson also enforced the forceful removal of Indians from their lands. On a personal level, the accusation of having had an affair with his slave Sally Hemming has no conclusive evidence to support it. It was first brought up by a disgruntled muckraking political opponent. His views on slavery were realistic for his time. He was progressive in that he desired to see the awful institution abolished forever and never had anything positive to say about slavery. His language on the subject was appropriately harsh. However the realities on the ground kept him form seeing how abolition could be carried out in his lifetime. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was based on an earlier ordinance by Jefferson and was the basis for the 1787 ordinance's outlawing of slavery in the territories. Unlike Washington, Jefferson believed Congress had the authority to abolish slavery in the territories. A recent book by libertarian writer Ivan Eland called Recarving Mount Rushmore surprised many by giving a less then satisfactory appraisal of Jefferson from a libertarian criteria. Surprising because Jefferson is usually seen as a patron saint among libertarians. However Eland's analysis is fair and accurate and is worth reading since his rankings of presidents is based on different criteria then other rankings.

The Continental Congress created a draft committee consisting of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. However, the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence was performed by Jefferson alone.