MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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Jefferson faced political oppositions regarding
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women’s rights
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slavery
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military spending
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Indian rights
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout his entire life, Thomas Jefferson was publicly a consistent opponent of slavery. Calling it a “moral depravity”1 and a “hideous blot, ”2 he believed that slavery presented the greatest threat to the survival of the new American nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -How was Jefferson’s stance on slavery ironic? He wanted the slave trade outlawed, yet he owned slaves. How was the U.S. Embargo Act of 1807 ineffective?
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