politics as they relate to jefferson, monticello and the early republic of the united states. today s topic is far too broad to cover in one brief conversation. and will likely just scratch the surface of this complex and rich subject. in spite of a narrative of american history that is often told, as though everything began in 14 92, the history of north america is far older and more complex. it began at least 12,000 years ago, although scholars argue on the origins and migrations of the first human inhabitants of this land. for millennia, the history and political structures of a dinginess america developed and solidified through long processes of power of conflict, corroboration. thousands of cultures and nations have come and gone, and thousands remain today. the post colonial history of the americas is relatively recent development. for the past several centuries have how profound impacts on the course of humanity. and european colonists came to what they called the new