“Reasons Why Thomas Jefferson Was Not a Good President”...

â€Å"Reasons Why Thomas Jefferson Was Not a Good President† In this essay I will state reasons on how Thomas Jefferson wasn’t a great president to the United States. Jefferson was those type of persons that will be like a two faced person. He will act like he was a honorable person in public but in reality people did not know the dark secrets Thomas Jefferson had behind the person he was in front of people. A lot of his secrets were discovered after his death by his slaves that he owned and also he had one particular slave that escape from him but came back being afaid of Thomas Jefferson punishing him and even beating him. Till his death he opposed to free slaves. Thomas Jefferson was known for convincing slave owners to set free some of†¦show more content†¦He will terrify them by always telling them that if they did not do what needed to be done they will be sold. While Jefferson taunted kids to other slaves, â€Å" He sometimes punished slaves by selling them away from their families and friends, a retaliation that was incomprehensibly cruel even at the time.† (Finkelman, Paul, â€Å"The Monster of Monticello†. The New York Times. N.p. Nov, 30 2012. Web. 25, February 2014) Most of the slaves that he owned were nothing but families, and when they did something they weren’t supposed to do or Thomas has enough of them he will separate the families by selling them off. Jefferson was cruel; he did not care for nobody but himself. â€Å"Jefferson also dodged opportunities to undermine slavery or promote racial equality. As a state legislator he blocked consideration of a law that might have eventually ended slavery in the state.† .† (Finkelman, Paul, â€Å"The Monster of Monticello†. The New York Times. N.p. Nov, 30 2012. Web. 25, February 2014) African Americans were having chances to become freed or to become equal to as other races, but Thomas Jefferson did things that interfered with the proces s of freeing slaves and at the end the laws did not passed because of his decision. In fact Jefferson thought of slaves pesticides. According to Finkelman, â€Å"Jefferson told his neighbor Edward Coles notShow MoreRelatedJefferson vs. Macheveli1719 Words   |  7 PagesThomas Jefferson and Niccolo Machiavelli share similar and different thoughts on how a government should run. On how the government should function. From the rule of the government the rule of the people. However Machiavellis essay is more cynical, while on the other hand Jefferson is more logical. We might live in a Machiavellian world but it all depends on what people believe in. Personally I believe that Machiavellis philosophy is cynical compared to Jefferson, Therefore I believe more in JeffersonsRead MoreJefferson, A Racist? 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