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Jeffersonian democracy, an Uncommon card
Jeffersonian democracy or Jeffersonianism, named after its advocate Thomas Jefferson, was one of two dominant political outlooks and movements in the United States from the 1790s to the 1820s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 85,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Jeffersonian democracy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jeffersonian democracy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They believed farmers made the best citizens and they welcomed opening up new low-cost farmland, especially the ______ Purchase of 1803.
Answer
Louisiana. They believed farmers made the best citizens and they welcomed opening up new low-cost farmland, especially the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. From the Jeffersonian democracy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lajos Kossuth. Lajos Kossuth 86 · Lord Dunsany 81 · Jeffersonian democracy 75 · Battle of Chapultepec 70 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Jeffersonians were deeply committed to American republicanism, which meant opposition to what they considered to be elitism, opposition to corruption, and insistence on virtue, with a priority for the "yeoman farmer", "planters", and the "plain folk".
- They were antagonistic to the elitism of merchants, bankers, and manufacturers, distrusted factory work, and strongly opposed and were on the watch for supporters of the British Westminster system.
- They believed farmers made the best citizens and they welcomed opening up new low-cost farmland, especially the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jeffersonian democracy article was read about 85,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jeffersonian democracy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
