Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republic: Two Major Achievements Of A Democratic Republic
JEFFERSON PRESIDENCY 1801-1809
Democratic-Republic
Principles of democratic capitalism and promise of equal opportunity for al
“all men are created equal,"
His election ‘the revolution of 1800’
The two major achievements of Jefferson's presidency were the Louisiana Purchase and the abolition of the slave trade," according to historian John Chester Miller.
For now Jefferson had to go beyond rhetoric; he had to transfer ideals into action by turning his social and political philosophy into a concrete set of policies. For Thomas Jefferson, with an administrative and diplomatic record that was to this point not particularly impressive, the presidency would test just how effectively the philosopher could function as a politician.
Democratic-Republic
Principles of democratic capitalism and promise of equal opportunity for al
“all men are created equal,"
His election ‘the revolution of 1800’
The two major achievements of Jefferson's presidency were the Louisiana Purchase and the abolition of the slave trade," according to historian John Chester Miller.
For now Jefferson had to go beyond rhetoric; he had to transfer ideals into action by turning his social and political philosophy into a concrete set of policies. For Thomas Jefferson, with an administrative and diplomatic record that was to this point not particularly impressive, the presidency would test just how effectively the philosopher could function as a politician.