Thomas Jefferson opposed the alien and sedition Acts passed by the Federalist Congress, because towards the elections of 1796 the candidate that won the elections was the Federalist John Adams and his party.
Seven years after their daughter's birth, they split up because Melba wants to be a reporter and work, and John wants a housewife. Melba goes to journalism school at Columbia and becomes a reporter.
It helped people understand their surroundings to let them know which places were dangerous and which ones wernt