Despite policies favorable to widespread land ownership, the Jeffersonian dream of a permanently rural Nation was eroded by the rise of large cities in the 19th century.

• 尽管政府的农村政策鼓励广泛的土地所有权，杰佛逊使美国成为一个永久性农业国的梦想，随着19世纪大城市的崛起慢慢消亡。