Thomas Jefferson's Contribution To The American Society

Thomas Jefferson who was the first secretary of states, the minister of France, the governor of Virgina and the congressman, and who became president in the 1800s contributed to the American society in various ways. He was very significant and did so many things that were very beneficial and important to the American society. Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence and was so fond with equality, freedom and justice for all citizens and everyone. He never gave up and kept trying. Even during his retirement years, he did not retire and instead ran for the office of president in 1796 losing and becoming vice president, but then regaining his position as president later on (p.661). But similar to all politicians, the input of personal

Jefferson showed that he was all about equal treatment and freedom. He mentioned that both races where made different in color by nature for a reason. Also that having both races in the same country will not work out, so either the black leave or white (p.669). Thomas Jefferson in the Notes on the State of Virginia began talking about the freedom of slavery but then a great shift happened and he started talking about the difference of race and that they should not be combined. He described their physical appearance and criticized them by describing them in a way that made them seem so different from everyone else. Thomas Jefferson criticized them by saying “ they had less hair on their face and body, that they secrete less by the kidnies and more by the glands of the skin which gives them a very disagreeable odour (p.669). The ways he criticized them in made them appear so different from the white people as if they where a different species. He even mentioned that the white people are more prettier and the black people are just ugly, because of the white peoples flowing hair and symmetry form, so black men prefer white women over black just as Oranootans prefer black women over their own (p.669). Comparing there characteristics to be similar in a way to animals and saying that they are just not the same as people from other races and also mentioning that they are dangerous (p.670) is criticizing them and not helping Jefferson’s argument of wanting everyone to be equally treated. Jefferson describes their imagination to be dull, tasteless and anomalous. Jefferson compares the black race to Indians and says that he has never seen the black race use their imagination and make paintings or sculptures and are only good at making music. He also compared them to the white slaves of Rome but stating that the only difference between both slaves is that the white slaves accomplished something and the