Thomas Jefferson

Prior to becoming president, Jefferson accepted a gift from Robert Morris, financier of the Revolution. In 1795, the son of a ram smuggled out of Spain by the captain of one of Morris's ships arrived at Monticello, where he exercised sole dominion over the sheep pastures for seven years and was succeeded by his own offspring.

While president, Thomas Jefferson received some unusual pet presents when he sent several expeditions out west to explore some land the U.S. had just purchased from France (the Louisiana Purchase). He asked them to send back some samples of what they found. They didn't just send plants; Captain Zebulon Pike sent two grizzly bear cubs. When they outgrew their cages, they roamed around the White House lawn with the peacocks, partridges, and mockingbirds.

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Thomas Jefferson did have the nickname "Red Fox".

The Declaration of Independence is organized into several sections, each serving a different purpose. There are generally considered to be five parts of the Declaration of Independence, according to the National Archives' description on its website. But many persons have critiqued the document and some feel that there are any number of different parts. In view of the discrepancy on what, in one sense, is just a matter of opinion depending on the person giving it, I will go with the National Archives' opinion and leave it to readers to form their own opinions. The parts are: 1. The Introduction. This is the opening paragraph; a single sentence beginning with "We the People..." It is sometime erroneously referred to as the Preamble, probably because the opening paragraph of the US Constitution is referred to as the Preamble to the Constitution. 2. The Preamble. The second paragraph, which begins with "We hold theses truths to be self-evident. The Preamble sets the logic al argument that people have rights, that people form governments to secure those rights and when a government becomes destructive of those rights, the people have a right and a duty to throw off that government. 3. The Indictment of King George III. The list of wrongs the King has done to show the ways in which the King has abused the rights of the colonists. 4. The Denunciation of the British people. A statement announcing not only the separation of colonial government from British government, but colonial people from British people. 5. Conclusion. The Declaration of Independence from the King and his British peoples is the only logical conclusion to be taken from the above. What could lead to the different opinions on the number of parts. For one, the "Introduction" is mistakenly called the Preamble, the way the first paragraph of the Constitution is called. Admittedly, calling the second paragraph the "Preamble" seems wrong, but that is what the National Archives says. Some split the last two paragraphs into "Conclusion" and "Declaration" instead of calling both just the "Conclusion". Some combine the indictment of the king and the denunciation of the British peoples as one section.

Thomas Jefferson got his ideas from John Locke, who believed that people were born with certain natural rights of life, liberty, and property; that people formed government to protect those rights; and that a government interfering with these rights will be overthrown.

The opinions of Jefferson and Hamilton about the public differed because Jefferson was more a man of the people who felt that people should not have debt, and that it only hurt them and the country as a whole. On the other hand Hamilton had a plan that depended on a certain amount of the actual public debt itself, so he did not want to get rid of it.

Jefferson was against this act, passed in 1798. He campaigned against and won the election of 1800. The act was allowed to expire. He was the vice-president in 1798 and did not punish anybody.

At the time, the winner of the election became President and whoever placed 2nd was VP. Jefferson placed 2nd behind Adams.

Yes, Jefferson married Martha Jefferson who was his wife from 1772 until her death in 1782. They had 6 kids together.

They believed that man could create a government. Adams and Jefferson write about the things that make good government. They are worth reading because on of the values they both referred to is "virtues " and their use of the word means truth in government to work for the common good of the people. They were particularly concerned with the government meeting the needs of the common good and in doing so that it would bring the most happiness.

Thomas J. Engibous was born in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States.

yes he did he had a mockingbird; and two bear cubs

He didn't have to. The bulk of work was done by John Addams.

He would be considered a Republican today, because Thomas Jefferson wanted less federal government, and more local and state governments. Which is what Republicans want today. The federalists wanted to expand the federal government. That is what democrats want.

Thomas Jefferson supports the argument for the colonies' separation from Great Britain by outlining grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing violations of natural rights and self-governance. He argues that the British government has repeatedly disregarded the colonists' rights, imposing unjust laws and taxes without representation. Jefferson asserts that it is the colonies' right and duty to dissolve political ties with a government that fails to protect their freedoms and welfare. This rationale is framed within the Enlightenment ideals of individual liberty and the social contract.

What does Jefferson think will happen if the Constitution is not followed strictly?

Two words: Mississippi River.

He didn't want to lose access to the Mississippi River, because back then travel on land was much to slow, so they would use the rivers and canals to quickly travel. And that was before the Industrial Revolution and the invention of trains, so water travel was the fastest by far. And New Orleans was a major port.

The Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson (and many others) believed he, as president, lacked authority to make such a deal. The deal was made, through representatives, between Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte, who was, at the time, effectively the ruler of France. However, Jefferson's and others' belief that the Purchase was unconstitutional took a back seat to fears of European powers' (at the time, primarily France's) establishing colonies in North America.

I recall two -- I'm forgetting the third. Two of the three are: a) His founding of the University of Virginia b) His authoring of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom

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Monroe Doctrine

Blue, he loved it because it was the color of his eyes.