Thomas+Jefferson

= = =Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)=

__Important Facts on Thomas Jefferson__ __Essential Questions on Thomas Jefferson__
 * Born 1743 in Albemarle, Virginia.
 * Thomas Jefferson served as Governor of Virginia.
 * Third President of the United States - served 1801-1809.
 * He was the U.S. minister to France.
 * Served as Secretary of State under George Washington.
 * Was vice-president of John Adams.
 * In 1769 he began six years of service as a Representative in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
 * He wrote a political pamphlet, //A Summary View of the Rights of British America.//
 * Louisiana Purchase – for $15 million, Jefferson got USA half the land it is today – from the Mississippi River, to the Rocky Mountains.
 * Lewis and Clark Expedition – They explored the new land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase.
 * Author of //The Declaration of Independence//.
 * He slept with a slave named Sally Hemmings. He may have also been the father of her kids.
 * Sally Hemmings was his dead wife's (Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson) half sister.
 * He invented the swivel chair.
 * He invented automatic doors.
 * Author of the //Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom// in 1786. This was enacted state law during that time and became universal 1779.
 * What major contribution(s) had he made in history that helped America or made America what it is today?
 * Thomas Jefferson had followed through with the Louisiana Purchase. This purchase would give America relatively half of the land that it has in its current state for only $15 million at the time. The land stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. He was also the instigator of the Lewis and Clark Expedition which, from the courageous efforts of a small band of men, allowed a great deal of knowledge to be gained from their exploration about the new land gained from the Louisiana Purchase.
 * What were works that Thomas Jefferson was involved in or fabricated that helped the life of Americans?
 * Thomas Jefferson was the author of //The Declaration of Independence// which disintegrated all associations with British influence. Thomas Jefferson also wrote the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom or //Bill for Religious Freedom// which promoted freedom of religion. Other writings include //A Summary View of the Rights of British America// which was a political pamphlet. Finally, he invented the swivel chair and automatic doors which is still used in a more modern form in present time.
 * What were some of the titles he had held during his lifetime?
 * Governor of Virginia
 * President of the United States
 * Vice President for John Adams
 * Planned and Built University of Virginia

__Works Cited__ Brodie, Fawn M. __Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History__. Toronto: George J. McLeod Limited, 1974. Peterson, Merrill D. “Thomas Jefferson.” __Presidents: A Reference History__. Ed. Henry F. Graff. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2002. 39-59. __Gale Virtual Reference Library__. 23 Oct. 2007 . “Thomas Jefferson.” __The White House__. 22 Oct. 2007. 22 Oct. 2007 <[|http://www.whitehouse.gov/‌history/‌presidents/‌tj3.html>.]

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__Sites of Interest__ http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tjefferson.html http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/jefferson.htm