Pages 75-100
5 Things I Understand
1) Thomas Jefferson traveled to France and describes it as one of his most favorite trips taken. The country had a great scenery and respectable people.
2) Thomas Jefferson took his daughter Patsy and his slave Sally Hemings with him to France. They also enjoyed traveling to this wonderful country.
3) Thomas Jefferson may have possibly taken Sally with him for the mere reason that he just wanted her company.
4) Jefferson states that he took Sally so she could take care of Patsy yet there may have been an affair between him and Sally.
5) Abigail Adams describes Sally as being a respectable conservative young women that would take wonderful care of Patsy.
4 Questions
1) How did the controversy between historians start about the Jefferson and Hemings affair?
2) What characteristic of Sally made Abigail Adams see her as a very respecatble young woman.
3) Did Thomas Jefferson have affairs with slaves on the regular?
4) If there was an affair between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, how did it begin?
3 Vocabulary words
parsimonious ( Page 80): Sparing or restrained
ambiance ( Page 86) : mood or atmosphere
juncture. ( Page 90): a state of affairs
2 Literary Devices
1) Imagery
".....and its beautiful scenary..."( Page 91)
2) Characterization
" ... a very trustworthy personality..."( Page 94)
1 Sentence Overview
1) Thomas Jefferson travels to France where he reportedly had an affair with his slave Sally Hemings.
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