Prompt:
Explain how Stephen Ambrose reveals his purpose in “Thomas Jefferson’s America, 1801.” Consider his language and his choices regarding individuals and events to reveal his purpose. Cite specific textual evidence to support your analysis.
Thomas Jefferson was our 3rd president he purchased Louisiana from Napoleon. Almost doubling the size of the U.S. But we're not here to talk about how he managed to convince Napoleon to sell the louisiana territory. We are here to talk about what Stephen Ambrose meant when he wrote “Thomas Jefferson’s America”. I will explain how Ambrose reveals purpose for “Thomas Jefferson’s America” by talking about what language he chose, individuals, and events.
First, I’ll talk about the individuals he used in the biography. He used “the famed chronicler of the nineteenth century Henry Adams” to describe Jefferson was afraid the colonists who were settling beyond the original thirteen would rebel because the country was only eighteen years old. Was created from a rebellion against Great Britain. Jefferson couldn't figure out of a way that the U.S could govern a whole continent without rebellion because the distance was far too great. He also used Lewis and Clark to describe how majority Americans felt about slaves and Indians. Next I’ll talk about the language. …show more content…
Ambrose was saying that Jefferson had a large imagination. Ambrose also said that why Jefferson wanted New Orleans so bad was Jefferson thought that it would keep the western states from rebelling since we would be controlling the Mississippi River. Jefferson thought that the Louisiana territory would be the United States even if the Spanish,French,and British had claims to the land. Now to the third and last topic the
Explain how Stephen Ambrose reveals his purpose in “Thomas Jefferson’s America, 1801.” Consider his language and his choices regarding individuals and events to reveal his purpose. Cite specific textual evidence to support your analysis.
Thomas Jefferson was our 3rd president he purchased Louisiana from Napoleon. Almost doubling the size of the U.S. But we're not here to talk about how he managed to convince Napoleon to sell the louisiana territory. We are here to talk about what Stephen Ambrose meant when he wrote “Thomas Jefferson’s America”. I will explain how Ambrose reveals purpose for “Thomas Jefferson’s America” by talking about what language he chose, individuals, and events.
First, I’ll talk about the individuals he used in the biography. He used “the famed chronicler of the nineteenth century Henry Adams” to describe Jefferson was afraid the colonists who were settling beyond the original thirteen would rebel because the country was only eighteen years old. Was created from a rebellion against Great Britain. Jefferson couldn't figure out of a way that the U.S could govern a whole continent without rebellion because the distance was far too great. He also used Lewis and Clark to describe how majority Americans felt about slaves and Indians. Next I’ll talk about the language. …show more content…
Ambrose was saying that Jefferson had a large imagination. Ambrose also said that why Jefferson wanted New Orleans so bad was Jefferson thought that it would keep the western states from rebelling since we would be controlling the Mississippi River. Jefferson thought that the Louisiana territory would be the United States even if the Spanish,French,and British had claims to the land. Now to the third and last topic the