Thomas Jefferson

The Louisiana Purchase is an event that caused a great deal of controversy during the early 1800s. This vast tract of land was purchased by Mr. Thomas Jefferson before the government had a chance to approve it. Congress did indeed approve this purchase, but it was only after they decided not to analyze the constitution too in-depth. This is the very reason that so many Americans were split on this issue. Despite the controversy, one thing is certain, the Louisiana Purchase has opened our eyes…

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the “Father” of our Constitution, had important views of the freedoms of man that ultimately helped to shape the rights that we have today, including the right of religious freedom. Jefferson believed that all people should have the freedom to chose their own religion within the United States. He thought that the freedom to choose one’s own religion is an unalienable natural right that all men are born with and that to remove religious freedom would…

rule them. There were several discussions on how America would be governed. Many people had different yet some similar ideas for America. Thomas Paine, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson all wrote their ideas on how America should set up their government. Some of these ideas were still used today but not used then. Thomas Paine stated his ideas for the government in his book, Common Sense, which was written in 1776. Paine stated that America should not…

important men in chapter eight are George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. George Washington became the First President of the United States or America on April 30, 1739. He ended up serving as president until 1797. During his presidency he did a lot of influential things with the constitution. He also appointed a cabinet with Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and a few other people. Jefferson and Hamilton basically competed for to get into Washington’s mind…

public facilities and suburban towns to boast about the newly gained freedom from Britain and the inspiration it found from previous civilizations to aid in the success of the future. In order to begin establishing this newfound republic, Thomas Jefferson looks to France’s muse and what inspired her revolution: ancient Greece and Rome architecture. The example of a government building during this new era is the United State’s Capital. This American neoclassical design screams Greek and Roman…

parties to be created was the Federalist party which was lead by such men as Alexander Hamilton; The second party, which was created to oppose the Federalist party, was the Jeffersonian Democrat-Republican party. This party was headed mainly by Thomas Jefferson. There were three main developments that contributed to the split between the Federalist and Jeffersonian parties. The first of these developments is today referred to as the XYZ affair. The XYZ affair was an undeclared war the U.S.…

We have had presidents now for quite a long time. Some have done very well for the country such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson, others... not so much. These 3 presidents helped by being role models for future presidents. They were all strong and good what they do, but i belive George washington was the strongest of them all. Who do you think of when someone mentions past presidents? George washington because he was our first president. "In fact, in almost…

Continental Congress called for a committee to write a declaration for independence from Great Britain. The task of drafting this document was given to Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. In his draft, he claims that everyone is equal in God’s eyes and that every human is born with natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Furthermore, Jefferson writes that the purpose of a government is to protect these natural rights of the people in exchange for their consent to be governed.…

Meriwether Lewis was a great American explorer and Thomas Jefferson’s private secretary. He is most well known for playing a major role in the Lewis and Clark expedition with fellow explorer William Clark in 1804. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore the Louisianan territories after Thomas Jefferson had bought the territory from Napoleon. During the expedition, Lewis and Clark found valuable resources such as the Missouri River, the most dependable water communication…

equality was one of the first and main points that Jefferson addressed. The statement, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” shows what our founding fathers were aiming for when they were establishing the country. Equality is a huge theme that is seen throughout the Declaration of Independence. Roderick T. Long converses in his article about the equality that men deserve, “All men are equal in authority…Jefferson should find it natural to maintain that…