Dairy Entry #5

(Alexander Hamilton)

(Thomas Jefferson)

(Democratic/Republicans)

(Federalist)

                        

                                                                                                              
April 14, 1789

Dear Dairy,

     Today I learned how to speak correctly though a man named Thomas Jefferson. He taught me how to pronounce English words without shuddering. At first it was very difficult for me to speak out of my language because speaking my own language is where I felt the most comfortable. Although, after many lessons I felt as if I progressed greatly and I am now dedicated to learning proper English. The way Thomas Jefferson helped me understand and speak English was by correcting me on words I mispronounced and taught me simpler ways to understand and memorize words. Right now I am in the United States and am writing this diary during a meeting with the leaders of the United States. I am able to be in this meeting because one of the main leaders Thomas Jefferson is my teacher. Thomas Jefferson told me he would teach me because he wanted me a Native American women to see things in the eyes of White rich man.
     The United States government had to deal with the issues of the judicial system, executive system, and executive departments. The executive departments are: The Department of State which deals with foreign affairs, The Department of War which handles military, and The Department of State with manage finances. The Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of Treasury was Alexander Hamilton, and the Secretary of War that soon became cabinet was Henry Knox. The issue was that the president's chief advisers (cabinets) had very different political ideas. Alexander Hamilton believed in a strong central government lead by upper- class citizens (educated elite). Thomas Jefferson on the other had distrusted a strong central government and the rich.
     The United States government handled those issues by creating a two- party system. Alexander Hamilton's vision called themselves Federalist. Thomas Jefferson's vision called themselves Democratic- Republicans.
     The United States government compares to me because it effects the way I will be treated. If Alexander Hamilton had his way I would be left with nothing. I as a Native American women would have no rights, no say, no opinion. The voices that count would only be the inconsiderate rich white men. I agree with the two- party system because it gives individual people a voice, a voice to stand up for ourselves and our beliefs. 
                                                             -Red Feather