American History
Thomas Jefferson’s Aim for an Agrarian Society
Thomas Jefferson was always in favor of an agrarian society in America due to the reason of refraining from unwanted ambition and commercialization. […]
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Breaking the Confederate Stronghold over Vicksburg
The Confederates controlled the area between Vicksburg and Port Hudson, Louisiana. While these were the two remaining strong points, Vicksburg was the more important one of the two. Until Vicksburg fell, Union plans to control the Mississippi River could not be completed, which is why it was Ulysses S. Grant’s first target. […]
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The Winter Campaign of 1862 and the Battle of Murfreesboro
The Battle of Murfreesboro was the bloodiest battle during the American Civil War. Though the Confederates under the command of Braxton Bragg had retreated, the battle was not as decisive as it should have been. […]
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The American Civil War: Union Morale in the Winter Campaign of 1862
There was a considerable dissatisfaction in both the civilian and the military sections of the North after the Battle of Antietam. Abraham Lincoln made changes in command at the top and expected to get positive news from the battlefield. […]
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Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency: A New Departure in American Republicanism
President Thomas Jefferson believed the federal government should have a limited role in the affairs of the state. He introduced new policies during his presidentship, some were successful, some were not. […]
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John Marshall and His Influence on the Judiciary
On February 24, 1803, John Marshall handed down the first ruling as the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. Marshall’s ruling left Thomas Jefferson and James Madison unhappy, but paved a way for making the federal court powerful. […]
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Aaron Burr and His Notorious Political Agendas
In 1800, Jefferson reluctantly accepted Burr as his vice presidential choice in order to secure New York’s decisive electoral votes. Once elected, Jefferson promptly dropped Burr out of all his councils. In 1804, when Jefferson had enough momentum of his own to win easy reelection, he dropped Aaron Burr off the ticket entirely. Burr had become more than just the ordinary political liability to the Republicans in 1804. […]
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Possession of Louisiana and Incomplete Details of the Purchase
On the behest of saving American interests, Thomas Jefferson coined some suggestions including the amendment in the constitution. […]
American History
History of the United States: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of Self-Reliance
There was a set of allegations and counter allegations between Republicans and Federals about being ready to push the United States into colonial subjugation. Thomas Jefferson was convinced that the survival of Republican principles depended on promoting the idea of self sufficiency. That implied opening up the Republic’s undeveloped western territories, lying between the Appalachian Mountains and America’s western boundary on the Mississippi River. […]
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American Civil War: Maintaining Confederacy and Union Military Forces
One of the most significant reasons that helped tip the balance of the war in favor of the North was having access to better facilities. They were better armed, fed, and clothed than their Southern counterparts. But things were not as bad in the South as accounts on the Civil War have described. […]