Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743. Jefferson inherited a considerable amount of land from his father, who was a successful planter. Jefferson began building Monticello when he was twenty-six years old. He also inherited slaves from his father, and became a lifetime slave owner. Three years later, he married Martha Wayles Skelton, they lived happily for ten years until she died. They had six children, but only two survived to adulthood. On the other hand Jefferson fathered one or more children with one of his younger slaves, Sally Hemings. Jefferson served his country for over 50 years. Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary, he practiced law and served in local government as a magistrate, county lieutenant, and member
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Jefferson writes, “It is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security"(Christopher Hitchens 87). Using parallelism, Jefferson explains that they have the right to throw off the British government and to start a new one to establish a better future security. He also uses parallelism and repetition in the area of the document where he uses a more aggressive tone to drive home his message which is, we don’t need to be ruled, we are independent and if you believe something is wrong you need to fight for change. Jefferson said, “If you want something you 've never had you must be willing to do something you 've never done.” (JoAnn Barbour). Even throughout history, Jefferson 's criticisms of the Court have been echoed by presidents such as Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt and are still reiterated by opponents of the so judicial …show more content…
One of the issues he faced was Jefferson 's vision of freedom. His vision was not something immediately accepted by all of the Colonists. The original draft of the Declaration of Independence called for an abolition of slavery. This was removed by the Continental Congress. He continued to fight for the freedom of slaves and even stated, “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” (Michael Yates). All of the divergence in the understanding of colonial freedom represented a fundamental challenge that Jefferson had to face in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Freedom was not something easily envisioned and those who did see it viewed it in different aspects. Another obstacle President Jefferson faced was the court system. President Jefferson knew the judiciary would be an issue for him since many of the judges that were appointed by John Adams throughout his presidency were Federalists. Some of President Jefferson’s initiatives were blocked by the courts, which were controlled by Federalist judges. He had to face many problems when he was in office, because he wasn 't a federalist, and would constantly get out powered by them. One of his most important issue he had to face was the Louisiana Purchase. In the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson was forced to set aside his philosophy in order to secure the deal. He understood that the Constitution did not provide explicit procedures with regards
Jefferson writes, “It is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security"(Christopher Hitchens 87). Using parallelism, Jefferson explains that they have the right to throw off the British government and to start a new one to establish a better future security. He also uses parallelism and repetition in the area of the document where he uses a more aggressive tone to drive home his message which is, we don’t need to be ruled, we are independent and if you believe something is wrong you need to fight for change. Jefferson said, “If you want something you 've never had you must be willing to do something you 've never done.” (JoAnn Barbour). Even throughout history, Jefferson 's criticisms of the Court have been echoed by presidents such as Andrew Jackson and Franklin Roosevelt and are still reiterated by opponents of the so judicial …show more content…
One of the issues he faced was Jefferson 's vision of freedom. His vision was not something immediately accepted by all of the Colonists. The original draft of the Declaration of Independence called for an abolition of slavery. This was removed by the Continental Congress. He continued to fight for the freedom of slaves and even stated, “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” (Michael Yates). All of the divergence in the understanding of colonial freedom represented a fundamental challenge that Jefferson had to face in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Freedom was not something easily envisioned and those who did see it viewed it in different aspects. Another obstacle President Jefferson faced was the court system. President Jefferson knew the judiciary would be an issue for him since many of the judges that were appointed by John Adams throughout his presidency were Federalists. Some of President Jefferson’s initiatives were blocked by the courts, which were controlled by Federalist judges. He had to face many problems when he was in office, because he wasn 't a federalist, and would constantly get out powered by them. One of his most important issue he had to face was the Louisiana Purchase. In the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson was forced to set aside his philosophy in order to secure the deal. He understood that the Constitution did not provide explicit procedures with regards