USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

BARBARY PIRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jefferson knew his plan would not fail no matter what
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"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-2: -The two fatal failures of the presidency of Thomas Jefferson are the relations with the Barbary Pirates and the Embargo Act, both directly stimulating American involvement with the war of 1812, thus ruining American neutrality. Jefferson did not have a failed presidency, but a flawed one.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson opposed this plan. He thought states should charter banks that could issue money. Jefferson also believed that the Constitution did not give the national government the power to establish a bank. Hamilton disagreed on this point too.

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