This week we'll be discussing Charlotte Temple as well as the Jeffersonian experiment. I'll keep this post short, so here are your questions:
1. What was the Jeffersonian experiment? How did it affect Jefferson as a President and as a policymaker? Feel free to use examples from lecture or last week's readings (that most of you didn't do).
2. How would you describe Charlotte? Was she a role model for early American women, or is she a tragic figure? Was she worthy of the admiration that she received from women, many of whom tried to find Charlotte's grave when they visited New York? Why would women have found her so appealing?
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The Jeffersonian experiment was the way Jefferson thought the governemnt should be. He believed in power without force, which means he believed force was not needed to have a powerful governement. This was the complete opposite of the way the English goverened themselves.
The Jeffersonian Experiment was a new form of government that would seperate its style from that of Europe. In Jefferson's words, "that really would not be sovereign or exercise power in the traditional European patriarchal way, through force or threats of force." This was oppostie of the Federalist's idea that the government needed to use force in order to control the people.
Jefferson thought of his new form of government as an experiment that would possibly alter the course of the new country.
The Jeffersonian Experiment was a new form of government that would seperate its style from that of Europe. In Jefferson's words, "that really would not be sovereign or exercise power in the traditional European patriarchal way, through force or threats of force." This was oppostie of the Federalist's idea that the government needed to use force in order to control the people.
Jefferson thought of his new form of government as an experiment that would possibly alter the course of the new country.
I would think of Charlotte as a tragic figure, not a role model. She didn’t really consider her options before it was too late. She left her family and friends for this man who didn’t treat her well when they got to America. The admiration she received from other women was out of sympathy.
The Jefferson Experiment was Jefferson's attempt at completely distancing the new American government from the way the English government ran. Like most of the founders Jefferson feared a strong central government that could easily opress it's citizens. He instead believed that the central government should be weak and completely represent the citizens. He did not believe in using force to opress the citizens in the way that the English government did. Therefore, he strived to construct a fair and democratic government.
I think that Charlotte was a tragic figure. To me it was like she didnt have a voice of her own and didnt stand up for herself as a woman. It was like she didnt have any confidence in herself. She let Montraville run her life and for that she ended up the way she was, depressed and having little confidence.
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