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    Thomas Jefferson's house in Monticello is a very famous architectural landmark because it was designed, instructed and help built by our past president. People believe that this house is an expression of his personality. Jefferson was a controversial leader, so this house has many interesting aspects about it.Jefferson was a very independent person who decided to study ancient Rome and the Italian Renaissance to inform him on the architecture of that time. He drafted the blueprints,he later would find himself as an actual accomplished architect being hired for famous capital buildings. Jefferson built Monticello on lad that he inherited from his family, possibly the most interesting fact about this building is that most resources used to make…

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    Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello begins with the architecture of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's mountaintop home in Charlottesville, Virginia. The book describes the story of Monticello architecture, an inside look at the house, the furnishings, the gardens and the plantation. The authors of this book are William L. Beiswanger, Peter J. Hatch, Lucia C. Stanton, Susan R. Stein. These four members are part of Monticello’s Scholarly staff. They are all experts in their disciplines, have published a…

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    “Over the subsequent 50 years, a period of extraordinary public service, Jefferson remained the master of Monticello, and a buyer and seller of human beings” (Finkelman 2). In the article, “The Monster of Monticello,” the author uncovers the truth behind Jefferson. Jefferson was a slave owner that treated his servants with disrespect and cruelty. At the same time he was president, constantly talking about the ideas of equality in the United States. In the article, Paul Finkelman uses the word…

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    The ideology of a “Republican Man” is based on the principle that a man should be modest, well educated, and self-sufficient. Thomas Jefferson designed his residence at Monticello to reflect his values of the “Republican Man”. Monticello’s exterior was designed to look like a single floor home, but in reality had three floors and a basement. Jefferson gave his house this appearance to give the impression of a more modest dwelling. After the Revolutionary war, Jefferson did not want the…

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    Although Thomas Jefferson’s views seemed to evolve, he was always adamant about his belief that the United States should be an agrarian nation. His home in Monticello, his views of the French Government and his role in the Louisiana Purchase all supported his agrarian beliefs. In 1770 he began the construction of his world renowned home in Monticello. Jefferson spent six years in France as a Commissioner and Minister, where he developed views of the French government and later used them to help…

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    Monticello by Thomas Jefferson and the Pantheon appear to have similar features but are quite different overall. The Pantheon was build between A.D 118 to 125 and its style is ancient Roman. Monticello on the other hand was build a long time after in 1772 and its style is neoclassical. Monticello is a revival of ancient roman architecture which why they have many similar features. The time differences between the two buildings can be clearly seen since the Pantheon has a rusty worn out…

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    1. A. The architect of the Chiswick House is Lord Burlington. Construction of the Chiswick house was complete in 1729. The Chiswick House is located on Burlington Lane, in west London. B. the architect of Monticello, is Thomas Jefferson. Construction began in 1768, and was completed in 1772. Monticello is located in Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Virginia. #2. A. The Chiswick House is an eighteenth century home that was inspired by Roman architecture. The six pillars in the…

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    When a Klan member was being prosecuted in Monticello he was often arrested by a fellow Klan member and the judge would also be a member of Klan. In addition there were members of the Klan in state level politics running for governor. However, it is also what brought the second wave of the Ku Klux Klan to its knees with the conviction of one of their State leaders, David Stephenson. He was declared guilty for the murder and rape of Madge Oberholtzer, and was sentenced to life in prison. His…

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    Thomas Jefferson left office on March 4th 1809 when he was almost 66 years old. After retiring he went back to Virginia to stay in his home, Monticello, which he had designed himself. It was a huge house that had 32 rooms and vast gardens. In Monticello he spent a lot of his time with 12 of his grandkids who lived with him. He also started to spend more time towards his other interests such as science, architecture, natural history, music and gardening. He designed and planted the gardens…

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    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…

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