Question for Prof. Pasley's section, 11/16/06
Historians and people who lived at the time have disagreed over the accuracy of Jefferson's remark that his election to the presidency amounted to a "revolution of 1800 . . . as real a revolution in the principles of our government as that of 1776 was in its form." Based on your understanding of the event itself and its aftermath (as seen in the online lecture and the rest of your reading), do you think Jefferson was right or wrong? What are the best arguments and evidence for and against his claim of a "revolution"? My own take on this question is available here.
posted by Jeff Pasley at 5:32 PM
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I believe Jefferson was just to call it a revolution. He made many changes that helped out our government. He made a huge impact by turning our government as far away from the monarchy as possible, which still holds true today. He also made a lot of other changes one being that he took away the federalists security. Although there was no blood to be shed during this time I believe that Jefferson made enough changes for it to be called a revolution.
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