MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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University of Pittsburgh
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University of Virginia
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University of Vermont
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1819, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia and inaugurated a bold experiment – a public university designed to advance human knowledge, educate leaders and cultivate an informed citizenry. More than two centuries later, this vision is thriving.
Detailed explanation-2: -1800 Jefferson pens a letter to Dr. Joseph Priestley describing his wish to establish in the central part of the state a university “so broad & liberal & modern.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson’s involvement with and support of education is best known through his founding of the University of Virginia, which he established in 1819 as a secular institution after he left the presidency of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Use the UVA abbreviation after having formally acknowledged “the University of Virginia.” We use the capital VA because UVA is the flagship public University for the Commonwealth of Virginia and VA is the official abbreviation of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Detailed explanation-5: -Enlightenment. These are the ideals to which Thomas Jefferson aspired when conceiving the University of Virginia. In his quest to reinvent higher education in America, Jefferson sought to cultivate an environment in which students and faculty could live and learn from one another.