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Notes on the state of Virginia
Book • 1781
Notes on the State of Virginia is a book written by Thomas Jefferson, begun in 1781 and updated in 1782 and 1783.
It originated from his responses to questions about Virginia posed by François Barbé-Marbois.
The book is divided into 23 chapters, or 'Queries,' covering various aspects of Virginia such as its boundaries, rivers, climate, population, and institutions.
Jefferson also expounds on his views on slavery, education, religious freedom, representative government, and the separation of church and state.
The work is significant for its detailed account of Virginia's resources and Jefferson's major philosophical and political beliefs.
It originated from his responses to questions about Virginia posed by François Barbé-Marbois.
The book is divided into 23 chapters, or 'Queries,' covering various aspects of Virginia such as its boundaries, rivers, climate, population, and institutions.
Jefferson also expounds on his views on slavery, education, religious freedom, representative government, and the separation of church and state.
The work is significant for its detailed account of Virginia's resources and Jefferson's major philosophical and political beliefs.
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while discussing Thomas Jefferson's views on slavery.

Dan Carlin

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Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
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as a book Rogers Stevens builds a foundation of deep engagement with.

Al Zambone

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Thomas Jefferson and the Fight Against Slavery, with Cara Rogers Stevens
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when discussing Jefferson's views on Native Americans.

Christopher Kaczor

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Created Equal: An Interpretation and Defense of the American Proposition | Prof. Christopher Kaczor
Mentioned by Dennis Rasmussen when comparing Morris's lack of a major published work.

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Mentioned as a book that Walker encourages African Americans to buy and give to their sons, to refute Jefferson's claims about black people.

HAP 43 - Kill or Be Killed - David Walker’s Appeal
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when discussing the views of the Founding Fathers on religion and the separation of church and state.


Stephen Monticelli

It Could Happen Here Weekly 171
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, explaining how Thomas Jefferson tried to prove Count Buffon wrong about his degeneracy hypothesis.

Lee Dugatkin

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Jaap Jansen

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as a figure whose life as a slave owner highlighted the contradictions within the Enlightenment.

Andrew Keen

Episode 2509: David A. Bell on "The Enlightenment"
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in the context of Jefferson's writings on slavery in the ancient world.


Ryan Holiday

Historian Thomas Ricks on Stoicism and the Founders
Mentioned by Lewis Lapham when discussing Jefferson's major achievements.

Episode 84: Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy
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as someone who should be on a libertarian Mount Rushmore.

Pete Quiñones

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Mentioned as containing Thomas Jefferson's ideas about Black and Native people.

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