On the evening of July 4, 1776, 56 members of Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, the most famous writing that Thomas Jefferson ever constructed. But the Declaration is not the only the only the only reason why he is famous. Jefferson obtained many qualities throughout his political career, his uses of rhetoric in his writing, and the prestige status he attained through his education law school all display Jefferson to have strong ethos. Jefferson was a very respected American Inventor, Lawyer, Ambassador, Scientist, a Founding Father and our 3rd President; what most people don’t know about Jefferson is that he was a lifelong slave owner.
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In this book, Jefferson transformed the bible to his views and beliefs of Christianity by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed… Using a razor, Jefferson cut and arranged selected verses from the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in chronological order, mingling excerpts from one text to those of another in order to create a single narrative (Smithsonian Edition). This this writing Jefferson gained a lot of respect and credibility because Christianity was the religion America was form upon. We can also come to the conclusion that Jefferson practiced and lived his life based on the principle of …show more content…
One way that he punished his slaves is that he would sometimes punished slaves by selling them away from their families and friends, a retaliation that was incomprehensibly cruel even at the time (Finkelman, The Monster of Monticello). No matter what age his slaves were they were put to work “Tobacco required child labor (the small stature of children made them ideal workers for the distasteful task of plucking and killing tobacco worms); wheat did not, so Jefferson transferred his surplus of young workers to his nail factory boy and spinning and weaving operations girls (Wiencek). The way he treated slave and just by owing slaves Jefferson is basically spitting on his credibility, writing, and
Not a single American document …show more content…
In this book, Jefferson transformed the bible to his views and beliefs of Christianity by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed… Using a razor, Jefferson cut and arranged selected verses from the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in chronological order, mingling excerpts from one text to those of another in order to create a single narrative (Smithsonian Edition). This this writing Jefferson gained a lot of respect and credibility because Christianity was the religion America was form upon. We can also come to the conclusion that Jefferson practiced and lived his life based on the principle of …show more content…
One way that he punished his slaves is that he would sometimes punished slaves by selling them away from their families and friends, a retaliation that was incomprehensibly cruel even at the time (Finkelman, The Monster of Monticello). No matter what age his slaves were they were put to work “Tobacco required child labor (the small stature of children made them ideal workers for the distasteful task of plucking and killing tobacco worms); wheat did not, so Jefferson transferred his surplus of young workers to his nail factory boy and spinning and weaving operations girls (Wiencek). The way he treated slave and just by owing slaves Jefferson is basically spitting on his credibility, writing, and