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Where Jefferson once saw slavery as the central flaw in Virginia, a sentiment he forcibly expressed in his Notes on the State of Virginia, he later “began to adjust his thinking to concentrate instead upon his conduct as the master of Monticello", withdrawing from the topic of abolitionism. Why?

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Before Jefferson left for France in 1784, he was an outspoken abolitionist, calling slavery "a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions" After Jefferson's return from France in 1789, he withdrew his outspoken opposition to slavery. What caused this change in behavior?

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How did Jefferson's travels in France, with his observations of the independence of French Women, impact his views of the Republican Nuclear Family?

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How did Jefferson's travels in France influence his views on Slavery?

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Where Jefferson once saw slavery as the central flaw in Virginia, a sentiment he forcibly expressed in his Notes on the State of Virginia, he later “began to adjust his thinking to concentrate instead upon his conduct as the master of Monticello", withdrawing from the topic of abolitionism. Why?	43
Before Jefferson left for France in 1784, he was an outspoken abolitionist, calling slavery "a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions" After Jefferson's return from France in 1789, he withdrew his outspoken opposition to slavery. What caused this change in behavior?	24
How did Jefferson's travels in France, with his observations of the independence of French Women, impact his views of the Republican Nuclear Family?	2
How did Jefferson's travels in France influence his views on Slavery?	2