1. Thomas Jefferson admired, respected, and praised Indians for their intelligence (Hollitz, 124). However, he also viewed them in political terms as enemies in war or partners in peace. Jefferson's long public career allowed him to establish relations between the United States and various Indian nations in the 18th century. Jefferson notes that the Indians had not yet introduced or developed their own written language (Hollitz, 124). As a man of the Enlightenment, he knew that the Indian way of life could no longer exist amid the expansion of the United States. Jefferson's attitude toward the United States' Indian population always seemed as ironic as his attitude toward slavery. On several occasions, Jefferson took pains to portray the Indian people as a noble race, innocent victims of history. On one occasion he feels the tragedy of the Indian's human destiny. On the other hand, it was under Jefferson's presidency that the decisions were made that caused the migration of massive sections of the Indian population west of the Mississippi (Hollitz, 126). Thomas Jefferson had a huge impact on the Indian nations of North America. He practiced an Indian policy which had two main objectives. First, Jefferson wanted to ensure the security of the United States and sought to unite Indian nations with the United States through treaties (Hollitz, 127). The plan of these treaties was to obtain land and facilitate trade, but more importantly to keep the Indians allied with the United States and not European powers (Hollitz, 127). Second, Jefferson used the systems created by the treaties to advance the agenda of progressive “civilization.” Through treaties and trade, Jefferson ho...... middle of paper ...... of a distinct female sphere declared that women had no place except in the home, doing the household chores, cooking for the family and caring for children prevails today. In today's modern era, there is a high percentage of stay-at-home husbands who have voluntarily switched positions with their wives to take care of the household, while the wife has become the breadwinner. Our millennials are branching out in terms of the old traditions of women staying home when men went to work. Women had more freedom during this time than at any other time in American history. Some people adopt different ideals because they have been taught to live their lives a certain way and it is difficult for them to change their ideology regarding a different way of life. While some people embrace the freedom of change, there are limitless possibilities for how people plan to live their lives..