MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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walked to his own inauguration.
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rode in a horse and carriage to his inauguration.
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flew a private jet plane to his inauguration.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In his inaugural address, he declared, “Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names, brethren of the same principles. We are all Republicans.
Detailed explanation-2: -His inaugural address laid out the course he intended to take with unmistakable clarity. First of all, he would dismantle the structure of federal government built up by Hamilton, and pay off the national indebtedness that had made taxation and the Bank of the United States necessary.
Detailed explanation-3: -The theme of Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address was unity. Jefferson’s election in 1800–which he termed a “revolution"–was the first time power was passed between opposing political parties in the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The bitterly contested campaign and the drawn-out election process, plus the predictions of resistance to the new administration and whispers about the possibility of civil war, inspired Jefferson to use his inaugural address to unify the nation.