美国文学thomas jefferson.ppt

Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826) Life Born in Virginia Humanitarian A product of the Enlightenment Life Man of many talents: scientist, inventor, musician, linguist, architect, diplomat and writer. Enlightener, planter, aristocrat, lawyer, a symbol of American democracy. Political Career He served his country as Minister to France(1784-1789) Secretary of State(1789-1793) Vice President(1791-1801) Third President(1801-1809). Thoughts Jeffersonian Democracy faith in the rights of individual and common man --against slavery A government which can assure people of their own rights --advocate religious freedom emphasis on the importance of education. Thoughts The society he thought of as ideal was one where landowning farmers could live under as little government as possible. Contribution Drafted Declaration of Independence Codified and liberalized the law Devoted to the cause of establishment of religious freedom Founded the national library Father of the democratic spirit in his country - On July 4, 1776, the delegates accepted the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson. 我们认为下面这些真理是不言而喻的：造物者创造了平等的个人，并赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。 Significance announced the birth of a new nation set forth a philosophy of human freedom instilled among the common people a sense of their own importance inspired struggle for personal freedom, self government and a dignified place in society. * * Declaration of Independence In June of 1776, the Continental Congress agreed that a Declaration of Independence needed to be written. It was mainly written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams The Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence. 1 – All people have equal rights. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 2 – Great Britain had treated the colonists