MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Passage 2
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Both Passages
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although the English pea is considered his favorite vegetable, he also cherished figs, asparagus, French artichokes, and such “new” vegetables as tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli, and cauliflower.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Jefferson’s garden at Monticello was uniquely American because it served as a kind of Ellis Island for garden vegetables around the world. After Jefferson left the presidency, he planted a retirement garden at Monticello that is 300 yards long and supported by a stone wall 12 feet high in places.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jefferson documented harvesting lettuce every month of the year. In a garden guide he authored that was published in 1824 in a national periodical, the American Farmer, he urged gardeners to sow a thimbleful of lettuce seeds every Monday morning from February 1 until September 1.