Thomas Jefferson’s Revolution

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  • Ricardo Cueva Fernández

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https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.208.01

Abstract

T. Jefferson, first a champion of the independence of the thirteen North American colonies and then the third president of the United States, did not initially conceal his sympathies for the French Revolution. In this sense, his enthusiasm for a new age in the history of mankind, which would have begun with the progress of the Enlightenment, was clear. However, although Jefferson sought to find the principles of a secular policy that would bring prosperity through trade and the suppression of the wars unleashed by the European monarchies, he avoided reaching the ultimate consequences of the premises deployed by the French revolutionaries in 1789. This article analyses Jefferson’s way and ideas, which would serve him in the construction of a ‘new’ policy for the United States, both for its expansion and for its national shaping.

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Published

2025-06-18

How to Cite

Cueva Fernández, R. (2025). Thomas Jefferson’s Revolution. Revista De Estudios Políticos, (208), 13–39. https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.208.01

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