Write a summary on Thomas Jefferson Notes on the state of Virginia.I need a 4 page paper in MLA format, Times New Roman font, one-inch margins all around, the
following questions to answer need to be a half a page.
attatched is the book for specific examples. Who is the author?
(I couldn’t add the book but it is called Notes On Virginia By Thomas Jefferson)
When was the source composed?
Who was the intended audience?
What is the purpose of the source?
How do the author’s gender and socioeconomic class compare to those of the people about
whom he or she is writing?
What is the historical context in which the source was written and read?
What unspoken assumptions does the text contain?
What biases are detectable in the source?
(This needs to be in the first paragraph)
1.) How did Jefferson define liberty and self-government? What connection did he see between rural life and freedom? Do Americans today see freedom as jefferson did? How has the idea of freedom evolved?
2.) How did jefferson feel about slavery? Was he anti- slavery
3.) Examine Jefferson’s attitude about race. Examine his attitude toward African-Americans and Native Americans? Should we judge and condemn Jefferson’s attitude about race using contemporary standards?
4.) Why did Jefferson write so much about the trees, plants, and animals of virginia? Was he defending American’s reputation? From what attacks?
5.) Given Jefferson’s association with slavery, should Jefferson be viewed as a great “founding father?” Should the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. be taken down or relocated?
6.) Explain how Jefferson personifies the early American paradox of freedom and slavery.
