Question

Last year our school’s finances were in shambles. Overspending and little control over money has resulted in a situation where there is no money for new books or supplies. School officials are even wondering where they will find the money to pay the heating bills this winter. A local politician, Bill Williams, has been speaking about the recklessness that these school officials demonstrated with the school’s finances. Williams says that the only way to heal the schools financial woes is by taking a Jeffersonian approach to spending. With that, he believes, the school can return to financial stability within a couple of years. He adds, though, that an outside firm must be brought in to manage any further spending. What is the historical allusion

Answer 1

Historical allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person place or thing or idea of historical, cultural, or political significance.

Answer 2

Answer:

The historical allusion to taking a Jeffersonian approach to strict spending is the fact that Thomas Jefferson got rid of all the taxes, except for the tariff through tight policies however controversial they may have been.  

Explanation:

His ideology was to make the government smaller, lower taxes, shrink the military, and make it possible for America to become an Agrarian Empire. This desire was controversial when the country could have become an English-style, industrial, in a mercantile landscape. He did really well, Jefferson got rid of all the taxes, except for the tariffs, he did so through tight, controversial policies.