MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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wealthy citizens were best to rule.
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our economy should be based on manufacturing and business.
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informed citizens could make good decisions for the country.
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the national bank would benefit farmers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson believed that with education the people could make necessary choices about their government, as only they could preserve liberty.
Detailed explanation-2: -He wanted a government that would respect the authority of individual states, operate with a smaller bureaucracy, and cut its debts. Jefferson also felt that the country should eliminate Hamilton’s standing army by relying on a “disciplined militia” for national defense against invasion.
Detailed explanation-3: -"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. . . .” “it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free.” “our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."
Detailed explanation-4: -Best Type of Government: Because he believed in the ability of people to govern themselves, Jefferson favored giving more power to state governments. Jefferson felt that government power should not be concentrated in one central or federal government, but should be spread out among the individual states as well.