When Jefferson wrote “all men are created equal” in the preamble to the Declaration, he was not talking about individual equality. ... It now became a statement of individual equality that everyone and every member of a deprived group could claim for himself or herself.
All People have basic Rights that Cannot be taken Away. These are rights that all people have at birth. The government does not grant these rights, and therefore no government can take them away. The Declaration of Independence says that among these rights are “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Jefferson opposed Hamilton's plan for the federal government to pay the domestic and state debts. He thought it was unfair to Southern farmers who had been forced to sell their bonds to Northern speculators during hard economic times.
The French and Indian War impacted the colonies economically. As a result of the war, the British were able to expand their influence in the Ohio Valley. This meant the British would profit even more from the lucrative fur trade now that France had left the area.
