What does Thomas Jefferson discuss in his excerpt called "Notes on the State of Virginia"? he dismisses misrepresentations of Indigenous peoples in the Americas to his European (specifically French) intended audience, compares Indigenous peoples to white settlers and white society, and ultimately explains how Indigenous peoples are equal and can become "civilized" under different circumstances he dismisses misrepresentations of Indigenous peoples in the Americas to the American settlers of the state of Virginia, compares Indigenous peoples to white settlers and white society, and ultimately explains how Indigenous peoples are unequal and cannot become "civilized" under different circumstances be announces to the U.S. public that Indigenous peoples cannot assimilate into dominant society, and therefore must be removed to lands west of the Mississippi River. he announces to the U.S. public that Indigenous peoples can eventually assimilate into dominant society, and he proposes a "Civilization Program