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Living the Revolution: America, 1789-1820
Topic: Predicaments of Early Republican LifeTopic: ReligionTopic: PoliticsTopic: ExpansionTopic: Equality
Topic: Expansion
Overview of Living the Revolution
Resource Menu: Expansion
Text 1. The Northwest Ordinance
Text 2. Noble/Lincecum
Text 3. Thomas Jefferson
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Text 4. Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Text 5. Cornplanter/Washington
Text 6. Indians/U.S. Agents
Text 7. Elias Boudinot
Text 8. Lewis Cass
Text 9. Background


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3.  Thomas Jefferson, selection from "Query VI" on Native Americans, in Notes on the State of Virginia, 1787

Thomas Jefferson
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Full text of Notes on the State of Virginia, from the University of Virginia

Background and facsimiles of Notes, from the American Philosophical Society

More writings of Jefferson on Indians, from Harvard University Press

More writings of Jefferson on Indians, from the University of Virginia Library

On Logan's Speech and Jefferson's response, from Harvard University Press

Brief biography of Jefferson, from the White House website

Jefferson chronology, from Monticello



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