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Jefferson like politics more than science, which is why he did not dedicate enough effort to refute ideas that the flora and fauna in America were inferior to those in Europe.Although Jefferson knew very little about natural history he engaged in debates about various animals being found in the New World.Jefferson's book, Notes on the State of Virginia, refutes the idea that the flora and fauna of any nation have any relevance to the value or success of that nation.Jefferson's book, Notes on the State of Virginia, was written in part to demonstrate that the flora and fauna in America were healthy and as large or larger than European flora and fauna to ensure that ideas about weakness in the new nation were refuted.

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