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Comparison Of Thomas Jefferson's Ambition For Agrarian Republic

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Jefferson’s Ambition for Agrarian Republic Thomas Jefferson’s presidency was filled with his desire to introduce and establish agrarian republicanism to America. A society that produces and maintains its economy by the means of agriculture. Since this was his true belief, it was certain his vision would run into a few conflicts. These conflicts include but are not limited to the threat that slavery would be abolished, the short span of time Jefferson had to achieve his goal, and the opposing desires of his citizens to industrialize America. An Agrarian Republic is Jefferson’s philosophy that in a country of free people who live as an agrarian society, are the freest type of people. An agrarian society is an agricultural society whose economy …show more content…

Slavery had been already prohibited in the North as a result of The NorthWest Ordinance of 1787. This only, could behold a momentous issue or obstacle in Jefferson’s road to an Agrarian Republicanism. Jefferson was convinced that slavery was needed in order to maintain an Agrarian Republic, seeing as how he himself owned about 200 slaves. When the Missouri Crisis was introduced into history in 1819, and following through to 1821; this was Jefferson’s major threat. In the early start up of his presidency, agriculture was still in use but it was obvious that America would grow in population and in technology. Thomas was given hope in paintings which shown a perfect picture of what Jefferson had in mind when thinking of an Agrarian Society; it was the self-sufficient, independent farmers. When the Missouri Compromise in 1820 was produced and was sustained and maintained the balance between free and slave states; the division in which determined what state was a free state or a slave state was 36* 30’ north latitude. This meant that the Louisiana Purchase was be mostly considered slave states in which is another accomplishment of Jefferson in 1803. Thomas Jefferson feared that all these contributions would prevent him from achieving his goal of establishing America as an Agrarian Republic. Jefferson shown concern of this in his letter of response to John Holmes- a politician from Massachusetts who sent a letter to Jefferson, giving him his support through his alike opinion concerning the Missouri Compromise. Thomas revealed in this document, a somewhat relief and heroically defeated reply, he expressed that he feared that America would not become what he visioned, but next seemed to accept it. Since he was near death, he could not stand for his belief and that is was to be thrown away “by the unwise and unworthy passions of their

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