Thomas Jefferon

By: Natalie Smith

Early Life & Education

o Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743.o He was the third of ten children in his family.o Jefferson started school in 1752.o Thomas Jefferson attended the College of William

and Mary when he was 16.o Father, Peter, died when he was 14 o Close sister, Jane, died at 25 (when he was 22)

Declaration of Independence• In 1776, Thomas Jefferson was

comissioned to write the Declaration.

• Document states the colonists rights and independence from England

• Original Declaration is displayed in Washington, DC

• 56 delegates signed

• The Declaration of Independence is influenced by the ideas of John Locke.

Contributions to our Nation •3rd President of the United States

•Wrote and Signed Declaration

•Increased the size of the US

•Lowered Taxes

•Helped win American Revolution

•Made France an ally in the war

•Supported making the Bill of Rights

•Is on the $2.00 bill

•Wrote A Manual of Parliamentary

•Practice

Fun Factso Publicly opposed slaveryo A talented musiciano Extremely casual for his statuso Very religouso Terrible public speaker, but great

writero Has a unique Tombstone o Died on the 50th aniversary of

Declarationo Ate a tomato in public to prove it

wasn't poisonouso One of the tallest presidentso Started tradition of shaking hands

Important Dates

• 1743 Thomas Jefferson was born (April 13)

• 1776 Writes Declaration of Independence

• 1785 Appointed Minister of France

• 1796 Elected US Vice President

• 1801 Elected US President

• 1801 A Manual of Parliamentary Practice is published

• 1802 US Military Academy established

• 1803 Ohio joins US

• 1803 Louisiana Purchase

• 1803 Napoleon appoints himself French emperor

• 1804-1806 Lewis & Clark Expedition

• 1819 Founds the University of Virginia

• 1826 Dies in Virginia home (July 4)

An Enlightenment Thinker

o The Declaration of Independence uses John Locke's ideas.

o Motivated by the ideas of Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, & John Locke.

o Interested by practical scienceo Extremely skeptical of scientific theory and

contemplatingo Possesed cupboard of inventions in Monticello

Jefferson's signature

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