Ap Us History Dual Credit Debate Paper Jefferson's Greatness

Abstract
This paper explores five sources that outline the events leading up to Jefferson’s presidency, and the events during. Information is brought to light supporting claims Jefferson was indeed a great president. The articles touch on how Jefferson’s great morals and principles were related to his great decisions and in turn his greatness. The paper functions as a guide which highlights Jefferson’s remarkable reasoning, especially in difficult positions, through the use of understanding Jefferson’s thought process by means of quotes from Family Guardian Fellowship, as well as texts and readings pertaining to Jefferson. This research paper also counters claims of Jefferson’s mistakes, ineffectiveness, recklessness, and stupidity by the use of factual, reference information.

The Great President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principle leader in the American Revolution, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and a great third president of the United States of America. If one was to acknowledge and characterize a great president as an individual who defends the true and original principles of the federal constitution, and the economic and civil liberties for which Americans had fought in the revolution, then Thomas Jefferson should be regarded as one of the best presidents this nation has seen. Jefferson had a goal once in office, which “was to restore the republican experiment, to check the growth of government power, and to halt the decay of virtue that had set in under Federalist rule” and this mission was accomplished successfully, and in combination with his perspicacious decisions regarding domestic affairs, foreign policy, and our economy, Jefferson was able to embody one of the greatest presidents of our great nation.
A defining aspect of Thomas Jefferson was his belief in the American people being self-sufficient; Jefferson had a strong belief in agriculture and despised industry. America was still a new and emerging nation, at

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