Thomas Jefferson
Role in Writing the Declaration of Independence
Birth and Death Information
*Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell.
*Thomas Jefferson died in Charlottesville.
*Thomas Jefferson born and died in VA.
*Thomas Jefferson died July 4 and was born on April 13.
*Time Jefferson was born to the time he had died was 1743-1826
Childhood/Family
*Jefferson wife was Martha Jefferson.
*Jefferson had five children they were Martha ,Mary, Lucy, Peter, and Jane.
*Jefferson was an outdoor person and his favorite thing to do outdoor when he was a kid is to go hiking.
Education/Important Life Events
*Jefferson had went to college and studied 7 years at Williamsburg and got a degree.
*Jefferson's father placed him at a English school at 5 years of age and at a Latin school at 9 years of age.
*Jefferson bought the Louisiana purchase.
*Jefferson wrote the Declaration Of Independence.
*John Locke had a huge influence on Jefferson in many different ways.
*Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore.
Accomplishments/Contributions To Change
*Jefferson's presidential term March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809.
*Jefferson had huge achievements ranged from founding and designing the university of Virginia.
*Jefferson has authorship of the Declaration Of Independence.
*Jefferson served as our country's third president.
*Jefferson bought parcel land in North America from France for $15 million.
Interesting Facts
*Jefferson owned a plantation.
*Jefferson was a food lover.
*Jefferson was an architect, and a economist.
*Jefferson liked books.
*Jefferson was a republican.
*Jefferson was a musician.
*Jefferson was a astronomer.
*Jefferson was a writer.
*Jefferson was a economist.
*Jefferson was on the 2 dollar bill.
*Jefferson was also on the nickel.
*Jefferson liked wine.
*Jefferson was delegate to the second continental congress.
*Jefferson was governor of Virginia two times.
*Jefferson was a farmer.
*Jefferson designed and directed the building of the university of Virginia.
*Jefferson was a brilliant man with a restless mind: philosopher, inventor, student of nature, writer, architect.
*Jefferson dressed in a casual fashion perhaps to casual/informal manners.
*Jefferson Louisiana Purchase.
*Jefferson's buddy was John Locke.
*Jefferson 10,000 of his own book to the us library of congress.