George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were two important men who affected our nations independence and the beginning years of our country. They helped form this nation into a free and sovereign country. Yet‚ they were different in many aspects they shared a few common features. Both Washington and Jefferson grew up in the southern state of Virginia and like most owned land to grow and harvest crops. In growing up they came from two different class levels of living. The Jefferson family was more famous
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Thomas Jefferson wrote‚ “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” He was the man that made the future of OUR country better. Thomas Jefferson was the president in 1801-1809. He was very important so he has a memorial in Washington DC. A memorial is a statue or something that pays homage to a person. In this case this memorial pays homage or respect to Thomas Jefferson. He was optimistic‚ hard worker‚ intelligent‚ creative‚ and calm. He did the most to help out. Thomas
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As Thomas Jefferson wrote the masterpiece called the Declaration of Independence‚ this magnificent work carries many details from Plato’s Noble Lie‚ which is another famous writing piece. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he wrote whatever was best for the country and Plato was a great start to begin with. Plato’s view of human nature‚ especially from the Noble Lie excerpt‚ made the Declaration of Independence‚ a powerful and moving document that represents the freedom
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Thomas Jefferson Jane Randolph Jefferson‚ was a member of the proud Randolph clan‚ a family claiming descent from English and Scottish royalty. His father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ was a successful farmer as well as a skilled Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia.Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at the Shadwell plantation located just outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia -- near the
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wise professor once told his class about a Lincoln’s biographer‚ "I went to bed with Mr. Lincoln every night for . . ." I also choose carefully the person for my thoughts as Thomas Jefferson. The author of the declaration of independence‚ a great statesman‚ an aristocratic diplomat‚ a Virginia nationalist‚ a philosopher‚ a scientist‚ an architect‚ a plantation and slave owner‚ this multi faced personality is as intriguing as meaning of being an American itself. Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia colony
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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Lily Dugas 3 Hour 3/2/11 In the making of America‚ there were many different opinions on government. Two of the most opinionated people were Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. They both had very strong voices and were looked up to by many people. They always seemed to disagree with each other;
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Thomas Jefferson is a very well known man‚ who is honored for his efforts to help better our country. He was the main author of the U.S. Constitution‚ which is quite possibly one of the most important documents in U.S. history. It is the backbone of our government and the rights that are bestowed on us. The fact that Thomas Jefferson authored the constitution based on what he and the other authors believed were the right and most fair constitutional values of our country‚ would make one expect that
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If I were to grade Thomas Jefferson based upon his words and actions regarding slavery I would give him an C+ because of his hypocrisy‚ his decisions‚ and his inability to do the right thing. Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the united states earning the title after defeating the 2nd president John Adams in an electoral vote. He was a founding father of the United States and and the main author of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743 in Virginia and
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Both Washington and Jefferson were raised in Virginia‚ a geographic part of the country in which slavery had been an entrenched cultural institution. In fact‚ at the time of the Founders‚ the morality of slavery had rarely been questioned; and in the 150 years following the introduction of slavery into Virginia by Dutch traders in 1619‚ there had been few voices raised in objection. That began to change in 1765‚ for as a consequence of America’s examination of her own relationship with Great
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States‚ Thomas Jefferson has been a strong advocate for education of the American People. His involvement with this support is best known through his establishment of the University of Virginia in 1819. As part of his work during the late 17070s and early 1780s‚ he revised the laws of Virginia and established a bill that is known as one of his most important works on the subject of education: Bill 79‚ "A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge." As written in the document‚ Jefferson proposed
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