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Chapter 11-12 Assessment

Chapter 11-12

Q 3. Why did Jefferson want to avoid a military conflict?

Q 2. For years, historians have pondered whether “Age of the Common Man” is an appropriate label for this period in American history. At the heart of the debate lie questions about the real level equality achieved by average Americans as the much-heralded democratic trends swept the nation. Who in American society benefitted most from the political and economic changes of the decade and why? What was the reality of the common citizen from the 1820s to the 1840s? Based on your responses to these questions, do you think we should continue to use “Age of the Common Man,” or should we attach another label to this period (and what should it be)?

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Jefferson wanted to avoid military conflict because of his values that said that military spending was unnecessary and that diplomacy would make the United States more stable and will help it to remain out of International wars. During the Napoleonic Wars, it was believed that the United States would be involved in a military conflict all the more because Adams wanted to support Britain and Jefferson wanted to support France. In fact, hoping to fight the war, a Direct Tax of 1798 was authorized but Jefferson repealed it as well as reduced the size of army and navy saying the expense of unnecessary.