1. Compare/Contrast Essay Thomas Jefferson/William Apess
In this paper are two views from the opposing sides, both arguing from their good thoughts to their bad. ... Also as a man of the Enlightenment, with its analytical detachment, he knew that the Indian way of life could no longer exist in an expanding United States. ... Jefferson had known and been interested in Native Americans all of his life. ... Jefferson further expounded on the Indians' ability to speak in his Notes on the State of Virginia: I may challenge the whole orations of Demosthenes and Cicero, and of many more prominent orators, if Europe has furnished any more eminent, to...
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- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School