The difference between cream and ivory is largely a semantic one. When you are choosing paint or fabric colors for your house or decor for a wedding, you do need to gauge the degree of yellow in the white for either hue.vory is the hard, white dentine in an elephant's tusks. New ivory is very white -- it may have a nearly indistinguishable hint of blush but it tends toward a warm white. As real ivory ages, it takes on a yellow cast and more closely resembles buttery cream.
At the time, the Declaration of Independence was regarded as a collective effort of the Continental Congress; Jefferson was not recognized as its principal author until the 1790s. 1  Play video Jefferson and the Continental Congress. 2  Play video Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence. 3  Play video Jefferson's Pursuit of Knowledge.
Edit 2 14 â¦. Over the centuries the American Dream has taken many forms. Some versions are simple like owning a house with white picket fence. Other versions are grander such as the ideals of racial equaility presented in Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech. What does this have to do with Thomas Jefferson? Thomas Jefferson was an elite, slave-owning Virginia planter who died almost 200 years ago. What could he possibly have to tell us about dreams of middleclass stability or hopes of racial harmony? Why is Thomas Jefferson relevant today, or is he? Those are tough questions that Americans have to ask themselves as they look at Thomas Jefferson and his stature in American history and government. Why should Americans know about him and his legacy? The short answer is he was a visionary with a big dream for the United States. Thomas Jefferson's role in early American history was varied and controversial. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.