Thinking Like A HISTORIAN: Debating Thomas Jefferson and Slavery (Example)

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Name Course Instructor Date Debating Thomas Jefferson and Slavery Introduction Thomas Jefferson is believed to be a native of United States of American whereby he served as the 3rd head of state or president of America that is between the years of 1801 to 1809. He was born on April 1743 and died on July 1826. He was among the best presidents who served America and brought many changes and liberations in United States. An advocate of majority rule government republicanism and individual rights conclusion Jefferson failed to meet some of the ethical standards and state obligations due to his contradiction actions as indicated by the Authors Douglas L. Wilson and Paul Finkelman. His worries about the government had more to do with its impact on whites and white society than on its actual casualties. Jefferson’s worries were exclusively with the ethics and behavior that led to some of his failures. He supported some type of colonization that would put blacks past the range of blend and discrimination. [...]

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Read the first set of Secondary Sources and answer the questions that follow.  Then, read the second set of Primary Sources and answer the questions that follow.Answers are to be in complete sentences and written in a manner demonstrating college-level communication skills.  Answers that consist of two or three sentences are not indicative of excellent work and will be graded accordingly.  Answers that consist of several paragraphs but lacking in critical analysis and proper support are also not indicative of excellent work and will be graded accordingly.  Be sure to support your answers/arguments with appropriate examples/quotes from the sources.  ***Proofread your work before final submittal.