Horrible treatment occurred to Natives, who's skin was not the color white, when Europeans first arrived and, " consequently, these first sowers of destruction are responsible for the infamous lie which spread throughout the world that harmed the cause of multitudes of men,- because those Europeans made the first act of discrimination, promoting the superiority of whites (De Las Casas 26)
That belief that whites were the most powerful and had the ability to control everyone else was then passed on through out generations, being socialized into individual's minds. Eventually, people like Washington, Madison, Mason and Jefferson, did not know any better and thought that whites were supposed to rule over Natives and African Americans, with out ever questioning that particular belief. A culture's beliefs and values are often taught implicitly, through events and activities, instead of verbally (Arnett 101). .
Another example of how American's were brought up thinking that any skin color other than white was inferior can be seen in the book Jefferson's Pillow. Thomas Jefferson's first memory of an African American was him being carried on top of a pillow by his family's slave. This event implicitly told him that African American slaves were put on this earth to work for the whites. He did not see a free black man, working along his father as an equal; he was brought up thinking that blacks were supposed to be less respected than whites like him. Jefferson's fellow political leaders were brought up much the same. Until later in their life, they did not know any better than to go along with society and treat African Americans and Natives as inferior races. .
Another reason why Washington, Jefferson, Mason, and Madison fought for freedom and liberty for all yet did not personally go along with what their politics and speeches stressed is because of the culture change that was occurring at the time.
Both Jefferson and Madison could not stick with just one certain type of constitution. ... Jefferson also, under a strict constitution, did away with the excise tax. ... Throughout Jefferson's presidency, Jefferson made most of his decisions under a loose constitution. Under his rule, Jefferson helped do away with the hated Embargo Act. ... Under a loose constitution, Jefferson also built the mosquito fleet. ...
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was a man that was one of the founding fathers of our nation. ... When Jefferson was five his family moved to Richmond and Jefferson was enrolled at an English school called Tuckahoe. ... Jefferson was married when he was 28. ... Thomas Jefferson never remarried. ... Jefferson and Burr tied during the election and Jefferson was chosen over Burr by the House of Representatives. ...
Jefferson faced opposition from his own party as well as from the Federalists. As mentioned earlier, Jefferson had an interest in North American exploration. ... Jefferson acted promptly to arrest Burr and brought him to trial for treason. ... In the final years of his life, Jefferson's major accomplishment was the founding of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. ... On the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson died in Monticello. ...
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson supported the territorial expansion of the U.S., for the progress and successful domination of North America. ... In 1803 Thomas Jefferson deviated from those beliefs in support of territorial expansion. Thomas Jefferson purchased the land between the Mississippi River, extending to the Rocky Mountains. ... Thomas Jefferson helped to negotiated over 53 land cession treaties with Indians. ... The inventive spirit of Jefferson could be felt during the transportation revolution. ...
Thomas Jefferson was a man of many abilities. Jefferson would complete one achievement and move on to the next. ... Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia.His father Peter Jefferson was a wealthy man and his mother Jane Randolph Jefferson came from one of the first families of Virginia. Jefferson was the third child of ten children. ... Jefferson was interested in mathematics, architecture, and music. ...
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1836) II. ... Political Party of Jefferson- Democratic-Republican VIII. ... Albert Gallatin was one of Jefferson's best appointments. ... Jefferson had to deal with domestic and foreign crises. ... Jefferson wanted to reduce the debt as much as possible. ...
Jefferson on Jefferson Jefferson was born at Shadwell in Albemarle county, Virginia, on April 13,1743. ... Jefferson became Dr. ... Jefferson was admitted to the bar in 1767. ... Martha Jefferson died in 1782. ... Jefferson won the presidency. ...
THOMAS JEFFERSON Born in Virginia, 1743, to Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph, Thomas Jefferson became a philosopher, a politician and the third President of the United States of America. ... Jefferson felt that slavery was cruel and degrading. ... Therefore Jefferson felt that his slaves in their current state were not capable of surviving freedom, which is why Jefferson never till his death freed any of his slaves. ... The question of whether Thomas Jefferson was an atheist? ... The portable Thomas Jefferson. ...
Jefferson in Paris Directed by James Ivory, Jefferson in Paris chronicles the years (1784-1789) that Thomas Jefferson spends as the American ambassador to France. ... The first plot relates to Jefferson's affiliation with painter Maria Cosway, the second follows changes in Jefferson's relationship with his youngest daughter's slave, fifteen-year old Sally Hemings, and the last is an observation of how Jefferson reacts to the political events leading up to the French Revolution. Maria Cosway, a married British-Italian socialite, is attracted to Jefferson. ... Jeffers...
