MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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credit/debt
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debt/credit
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As the “silent member” of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence. In years following he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786.
Detailed explanation-2: -What were Jefferson’s views on the kind of country the US ought to be? promoted a common way of life, wanted US to retain as a nation an independent farming, wanted a large amount of land available to prevent Americans from crowding into cities such as in Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jefferson’s Path to the Presidency In the early 1790s, Jefferson, who favored strong state and local government, co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party to oppose Hamilton’s Federalist Party, which advocated for a strong national government with broad powers over the economy.