Compare And Contrast Jefferson's Beliefs And Beliefs

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As Thomas Jefferson assumed control of the national government, he wanted to make changes. His visions included changing the economy, education, culture and politics. These areas were very different from the Federalists and Jefferson had hoped to change the landscape of America and the American people. He was limited in his powers of change and although he tried, we will see after analyzation that he came up short. Jefferson believed that education; for men, white and usually wealthy, was important. He felt that every prospective voter should receive free education. There were no schools at that time, mostly due to cost, although some states like Massachusetts passed laws stating each town must support schools. Private schooling was …show more content…
The War Hawks were an obvious group for support. They wanted to expand the United Stated to the West, South and North to acquire more land. The defeat of the British, Spanish and Indians would bring more land, wealth and power to the United States, that would enable them to grow on their own without the help from other nations. The Federalists in the Northeast were against the war. Some of the failures that resulted in defeats only fueled the fire of the Federalists, who even celebrated British victories. Although they were a minority in the country, they were a majority in New England. They had formed a group and talked about succeeding from the Union. Before they could come to a vote, a peace settlement was reached and the war was over. These two groups of people each had different views of why the country should or should not partake in another war with the British. The War Hawks wanted more land to expand the colonies and show freedoms in their own way. The Federalists wanted to succeed from the Union and go back under British rule, so they could prosper from all the advances the British were making in Europe. In the end, a peace settlement was reached even after the country had been defeated in battles, but won the