Jefferson and Race
Write a paper around two pages long (500 words or more) answering the central question for this assignment:
How did Jefferson’s racial ideas about indigenous people and Black people serve his dream of an agrarian republic?
Why did Jefferson imagine a republican future for indigenous people but not Black people?
Students should not take Jefferson at his word, but rather assume that his racial views are NOT a genuine reflection of serious study. Instead, think what Jefferson wanted for the United States, and consider how Jefferson’s racial views served his ideas on the preservation of republican society.
What did Jefferson gain from each racial group, in reality, and in his imagination of what they were capable of? Be as specific as you can.
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Chapter • Ideas in History: Race in Jefferson’s Republic
