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| A law passed by a legislative body |
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| Who wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? |
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| What is the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom? |
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| It is a law that allowed people to be whatever religion they wanted to be. It was an act for establishing religious freedom and separated church and state. |
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| When was the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom drafted? |
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| Why did Jefferson pick the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom for his grave stone? |
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| He felt religious freedom was important |
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| What does Monticello mean? |
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| What style of building was Monticello? |
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| What motivated Uriah Philips Levy to purchase monticello? |
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| Uriah P Levy admired Jefferson for his views on religious freedom |
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| Who purchased the house in 1834? |
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| What is the revolving book stand? |
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| holds five books,made of solid walnut, and folds into a cube |
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| What is the personal book collection? |
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| over 6000 books in over 5 different languages |
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| got the idea from France,saved space |
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| What are the bedroom portholes? |
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| found above alcove bed,3 oval shapped openings,invented by Jefferson the idead came from france |
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| a shelf that holds food for guests |
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| Where did Jefferson get his inspiration to build in the neoclassical style? |
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| From ancient Rome and ancient Greece. |
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| What year did the construction of Monticello begin? |
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| What two French thinkers have busts in the Entrance Hall? |
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| Why did Jefferson create a museum in his hall? |
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| To show that North America could hold its own with Europe |
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| Where did many of Jefferson's slaves live and work? |
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| About how many slaves did Jefferson own in 1782? |
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| How did slaves keep their own culture alive? |
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| They kept their culture alive by gardening, needlework and music. |
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| What were the dependencies? |
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| The work rooms under the house |
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| What did they use the dependencies for? |
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| They used them as points of intersection for Jefferson's family and slaves. |
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| What was the Great Clock? |
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| The Great Clock was the clock helped Jefferson and his slaves keep time. It was located in the Entrance Hall. |
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| What was the pocket compass? |
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| It was made of brass. Kept in the Cabinet or in his pocket, it was used by Lewis and Clark. |
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| What was the wheel cipher used for? |
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| Located in the Discovery Room, it was used to hide messages especially during war. |
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| What was the Man Dan Buffalo robe? |
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| It was a painted buffalo robe that depicted a battle scene. |
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| What was Jefferson's strength? |
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| He was an eloquent correspondent. |
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| What was one of Jefferson's weaknesses? |
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| He was not a good public speaker. |
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| Why was Jefferson in conflict with Hamilton? |
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| They disagreed on the French Revolution |
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| What leadership role did Jefferson assume? |
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| Leadership of the Republican party |
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| As a leading Republican, what did Jefferson oppose? |
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| Strong centralized government |
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| What rights did Jefferson champion? |
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| What is the flaw in the Constitution? |
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| It allowed for people from two different political parties to hold the offices of President and Vice President. |
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| Who settled the tie in the presidential election of 1800? |
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| The House of Representatives settled the tie. |
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| How did Jefferson try to solve the problems at sea during his second term? |
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| By establishing an embargo upon American shipping |
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| What was Jefferson's grand retirement plan? |
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| He retired to Monticello and started to make plans for the creation of the University of Virginia. |
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| What does "place your mind on an elevated situation" mean? |
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| It means educate yourself. |
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