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Why did Thomas Jefferson believed classical revival was more appropriate style than Georgian for public buildings in the US?

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Jefferson believed Classical Revival was more appropriate than Georgian is because when Britain was ruling over the colonies, that is the style Britain used. Now that America is independent, they thought it would be better to use their own style of architecture.

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