Thomas Jefferson's Architectural Legacy
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What was the year when Thomas Jefferson's bill to move the Virginia Seat of Government was passed?

  • 1699
  • 1779 (correct)
  • 1776
  • 1785
  • Which ancient Roman temple was considered by Thomas Jefferson as the most perfect model of cubic architecture?

  • Capitoline Hill
  • Basilica
  • Maison Quarree of Nimes (correct)
  • Bouleterion
  • Who assisted Thomas Jefferson in designing the plans for the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond?

  • Francis Nicholson
  • Charles-Louis Clèrisseau (correct)
  • Ignatius Sancho
  • Eyre Crow
  • In which city was the model of the Proposed Virginia State Capitol Building fabricated?

    <p>Paris</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who assisted in the redesign of Federal Hall in New York City in 1789?

    <p>Andrew Ellicott and Benjamin Banneker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Thomas Jefferson submit his plans for the interior of the building to the Directors?

    <p>1786</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the style of architecture that Thomas Jefferson aimed to introduce in the Virginia State Capitol Building?

    <p>Classic style of antiquity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Thomas Jefferson characterize his 1785 drawings of the Virginia State Capitol Building?

    <p>Simple and sublime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reason for changing the order from Corinthian to Ionic in Clerisseau's model?

    <p>Difficulty of the Corinthian capitals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who wrote a letter to Jefferson in 1791 regarding the Plan for the City of Washington DC?

    <p>Benjamin Banneker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the year 1788 in the context of the Constitution?

    <p>3/5th Compromise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the title of the book written by Pierre Patte in 1765?

    <p>Monumens eriges en France a la gloire de Louis XV</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who sketched a plan for the Capitol in 1791?

    <p>Etienne Sulpice Hallett</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Thomas Jefferson's preference for the Capitol's design?

    <p>Models of antiquity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created a plan for the House of Representatives in the US Capitol between 1801 and 1807?

    <p>Benjamin Latrobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the Capitol in 1814?

    <p>It was burned by the British</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was involved in the Philadelphia Conference plans for the Capitol in 1793?

    <p>The details of the conference are not specified</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What style did Thomas Jefferson prefer for the President's house?

    <p>Celebrated front of modern buildings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the focus of Thomas Jefferson's education plan?

    <p>History and Moral respectability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of Thomas Jefferson's Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge in 1779?

    <p>It was not passed due to objections from local leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Rockfish Gap Report in 1818?

    <p>It proposed a university system for Virginia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who designed the Executive Mansion (The White House) in 1793?

    <p>James Hoban</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main feature of Thomas Jefferson's Checkerboard Plan for Towns?

    <p>A grid-like pattern of roads and buildings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who assisted Thomas Jefferson in designing the Campeachy Chair?

    <p>John Hemings</p> Signup and view all the answers

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