im writing an essay about why Thomas Jefferson was a good choice to vote for to be president..but i also have to explain why John Adams was a bad choice..i know that Thomas Jefferson believed in strong state government,state banks, agriculture, he was against tariffs, and that people should have a say in what...efferson was one of the Republicans, who wanted stronger states' rights. This was really a fundamental difference between the Founding Fathers and it caused a split between Adams and Jefferson (who had been friends) that lasted into their later years. They eventually reconciled.