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John Locke and Thomas Hobbes are both very influential thinkers of the middle 1600’s. Both Locke and Hobbes had two different viewpoints on people and society. John Locke insisted that when the government violated individual rights, people are permitted to rebel. However, Thomas Hobbes thought otherwise. Hobbes believed that people had no right to be rebellious. Thomas Hobbes is correct, people should not rebel even if the government violates individual rights because it could lead to a…

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had one common goal altogether. There goal was to create a fair government for the United States of America that would work and can be set into place for a long period of time. This being said, there are many things they disagree on and have many different viewpoints in government. Both, Hamilton and Jefferson had and wanted two different ideas of how as well as who should control government likewise how government should be controlled. The main ideas and…

The founders of the Declaration of Independence sought to create a government that would be formed from the ideas and concepts that they had encountered through their various readings and studies. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes are by far the most influential thinkers of the Constitution and continue to affect American thought even today. Many of John Locke’s ideas directly correlate with those included in the Declaration of Independence yet they are reworded to suit the needs of the new…

Having a presidential term from 1801 to 1809, Thomas Jefferson was able to succeed in being the third president of the United States of America. Not only was Jefferson the president of the United States, but before he was also the Secretary of State for President Washington. For most of his life, Jefferson was actively involved in shaping America and is greatly remembered by being one of our Founding Fathers. Since Jefferson studied government and practiced law during college, he seemed fit to…

Westward Expansion It was an American responsibility to expand westward. In 1803 president Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States when he bought the territory of Louisiana from the French for $15 million. According to Jefferson, this was crucial for America’s survival, he believed that independence goes together with owning land. Gaining land was important for America’s existence. It was for the good of the country to expand westward. It was both the people’s and the…

One similarity Federalist and Democratic-Republicans both shared was that they had leaders that in essence formed that political party. Some leaders of Federalist were Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Some more non-important leaders of Federalist were John Jay, John Freno, and Thomas Pinckney. The leaders…

The Louisiana Purchase was a land divided out between the United States and France in early 1800's. The United States bought the land for $15 million. There were many changes made between the United States and France, which affected the size. American's bought a lot of land so the people could buy them. The Louisiana Purchase is located in the middle part of the United States. The Louisiana Purchase is twice the size of the United States. The U.S started growing very quickly and needed…

This conflict came in different forms and among different groups of people. To an extent, there was international conflict. New England Federalists and Thomas Jefferson were at odds about certain aspects of the national policy. This division came into effect because of Jefferson’s embargo. New England was also at odds with the south. They claimed that the “southern planter was the emblem of a national threat”…

opinions are of no use to him, unless you support him personally, for ‘tis soldiers…” (Paine). Paine is talking about how the King expects people to follow him and do as he says not because they agree with his opinions but just because he has the power. Thomas Paine is sacrificing his reputation and her life by pointing out to the people that they should not follow the King's orders or agree with his opinions if they do not believe it themselves. Paine is persuading people to overthrow the king…

I truly believe that genetics are by far one of the biggest factors in determining the action and/or morals of an individual. In this debate, I personally agree with Thomas Hobbes in the idea that the nature of man is evil and as he states, “Everything humans beings voluntarily do is for pleasure or for self-preservation.” I feel this concept is heavily shown through the fact that all human beings react differently if put in the same situation. This shows that even though one's environment will…