The Essential JeffersonHackett Publishing, 2006 M03 15 - 328 páginas Through substantial selections from Jefferson's writings--including his earliest writings, Notes on Virginia, and key public papers and personal correspondence--this volume traces the development of his thinking on such fundamental issues as republicanism, constitutionalism, slavery, and the separation of religion from politics. Footnotes identify Jefferson's correspondents and provide useful context. |
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... slavery, the natural endowments of the black race, education) Query XVII (Religious freedom) Query XVIII (The effect of slavery on manners) Query XIX (Agrarian virtue) Query XXII (Commerce, shipping, and self-defense). CORRESPONDENCE. 1 ...
... slavery, the natural endowments of the black race, education) Query XVII (Religious freedom) Query XVIII (The effect of slavery on manners) Query XIX (Agrarian virtue) Query XXII (Commerce, shipping, and self-defense). CORRESPONDENCE. 1 ...
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... slaves, but the effort failed. Ordinary legislative business was soon curtailed, however, when the royal governor dissolved the body for its opposition to the British Parliament. In an act of defiance, the House of Burgesses ...
... slaves, but the effort failed. Ordinary legislative business was soon curtailed, however, when the royal governor dissolved the body for its opposition to the British Parliament. In an act of defiance, the House of Burgesses ...
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... slave trade and for violating the natural rights of the slaves. Logically, the Declaration enlarged on the argument of the “Summary View.” In that earlier pamphlet, Jefferson had already rejected the authority of Parliament to make laws ...
... slave trade and for violating the natural rights of the slaves. Logically, the Declaration enlarged on the argument of the “Summary View.” In that earlier pamphlet, Jefferson had already rejected the authority of Parliament to make laws ...
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... slavery throughout the state. In September 1776, Jefferson resigned from Congress to serve once again in the Virginia legislature. With the new constitution already in place, Jefferson turned his attention to legal reform. He played a ...
... slavery throughout the state. In September 1776, Jefferson resigned from Congress to serve once again in the Virginia legislature. With the new constitution already in place, Jefferson turned his attention to legal reform. He played a ...
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... slaves, yet argued that blacks as a race were inferior to whites and could, therefore, never be incorporated into American society. In Query XVIII Jefferson observed that slavery corrupted the moral sensibilities of both master and slave ...
... slaves, yet argued that blacks as a race were inferior to whites and could, therefore, never be incorporated into American society. In Query XVIII Jefferson observed that slavery corrupted the moral sensibilities of both master and slave ...
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