Took an active part in events that lead to the American Revolution. 1776- Jefferson took his seat in Congress as an elected delegate and wrote the Declaration of Independence. ... Preserved the Court's independence and established the precedent that criminal actions were the only grounds for impeachment. ... Jefferson's main goals were to restore government to its limited role, to extend the Republican's power in the federal government, to establish republican virtues such as independence, self-reliance, and equality, and to reduce the National debt as much as possibl...

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"Behind every great man, there is a great woman." Meryl Frost first said this in 1945 about his wife. It has since been said countless times over the years, and in countless languages and variations. It is not the first quote in which a husband gives credit to his wife for making him a better man; a better person. It takes a great woman to stand behind a man; a man who is trying to make a difference, change the nation, or in this instance, create a new nation that would be free of the puppet strings from England. ...

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