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    October 8‚ 2014 Thomas Paine Who was Thomas Paine? Thomas Paine is a British‚ American born on January 29‚ 1737. He was born in Thetford‚ England. He was a political activist‚ philosopher‚ and revolutionist. Throughout his early lifespan‚ he had different jobs but he wasn’t known until he became a journalist. In 1774‚ he moved to America and during his time in Philadelphia‚ he became a journalist. He then published “Common Sense” in 1776 which remains one of the most important documents written

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    Baldwin 14.3 In the letters that Thomas Paine wrote he stood up for the Americans and called the British government absurd. Paine begins by distinguishing between government and society. Society to Paine is everything constructive and good that people join together to accomplish. Government is an institution whose sole purpose is to protect us from our own voices. Paine says that government’s purpose is to protect life‚ liberty and property. Thomas believed that every man should have rights

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    offensive wars does Paine express in the final paragraph? ➢ Thomas Paine believes that offensive war is murder. ❖ What does Paine mean when he refers to "the summer soldier" and "the sunshine patriot"? ➢ Paine is saying that the soldiers only want to be part of the war during good times. ❖ What is the point of Paine’s story about the tavern keeper at Amboy? ➢ He uses the story to show how some colonist tried to avoid war. ❖ Name two emotions to which Paine appeals in his essay

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    Thomas Jefferson United States President 1801-1809 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at Shadwell Plantation outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia. He was born into one of the4 most prominent families of Virginia’s planter elite. He inherited from his father 50000 acres of land and from his mother he inherited a Randolph‚ high social standing. As a boy Jefferson’s favorite activities included reading‚ practicing the violin and playing in the woods. Jefferson had five

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    Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation’s first secretary of state; second vice president; and‚ he was also the third president who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed on July 4‚ 1826. Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Charlottesville‚ Virginia. Jefferson

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    its citizens. As new documents and speeches‚ such as those by Thomas JeffersonPatrick Henry‚ and Abigail Adams‚ came to life‚ the foundation of the United States came to life. These influential voices set the stage for the American identity and the right to opportunity. The United States is based on the idea that freedom is obligatory for every American citizen‚ regardless of gender or race. The author of the text‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ discusses how all American men should be treated equally and

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    English III Honors 11/05/12 Thomas Jefferson; from nothing to America “Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us‚ but is always the result of a good conscience‚ good health‚ occupation‚ and freedom in all just pursuits.” (Jefferson) Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of America. He was put on earth at the right time. When America needed a man of many talents and of wise words‚ Jefferson was there. Jefferson helped shape America into what

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    Thomas Jefferson and His Effect on America Thomas Jefferson possessed one of the greatest leading minds of colonial America. Literate in political theory‚ scientific farming‚ natural history‚ and architecture‚ Thomas Jefferson personified the optimistic spirit of Enlightenment thinking. Thomas Jefferson proved to be one of the major forces in the founding and developing of America. When Jefferson became the third President of the United States‚ he immediately made an impact on the lives of average

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    Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was an American founding father‚ the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. At the beginning of the American Revolution‚ he served in the Continental congress‚ representing Virginia and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia. Just after the war ended‚ from mid-1784 Jefferson served as a diplomat‚ stationed in Paris. In May 1785‚ he became the United States Minister to France. Jefferson was the first

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    President Thomas Jefferson 1801 - 1809 Thomas Jefferson came into presidency with the intentions of limiting the size and power of the central government. His success and failures in accomplishing this goal were many. Thomas Jefferson was America’s third president in reign from 1801 – 1809‚ once tying in the presidential race with Aaron Burr‚ where the decision was made by the House of Representatives to choose Jefferson whom they thought was less dangerous than Burr. As president he was

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