Thomas Jefferson designates a list of many rivers. However, the most important rivers are the Kaskaskia and Vincennes, which were reclaimed during the American Revolution. One individual who helped obtain this territory is a Virginian named George Rogers Clark, Jefferson mentions him to shed light on how Virginia played an important role in the discovery of the territory (appendix Shuffelton XXI). Jefferson grew up in Virginia. Like many Virginians, if someone is from that state, they want to show how much Virginia means to them. Shows how people lived in Virginia. Like how Jefferson mentions the cotton trade in Question XIX. The identity of Southern farmers is heavily embedded in this question. Jefferson states, “those who labor upon the earth are God's chosen people, if ever he had a chosen people, upon whose bosom he has laid his peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue (Shuffelton 268).” He also goes on to describe that many manufacturing activities should remain in Europe. Jefferson wants the idea of ​​cultivation to be protected. The colonies are based on terrestrial agriculture. Americans, especially in the South, are known for agriculture. Jamestown began to thrive on tobacco. Jefferson throughout his career always sought to protect farmers. Agriculture is what helped support the economy. Because America is founded on agriculture, it should be protected. Many people wanted to leave the manufacturing sector, which was established by Britain. This didn't last.