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Thomas Jefferson. By: Garrett Smith. Family. Father: Peter Jefferson, 1708-175, Mother: Jane Randolph, 1720-1776 7 sisters and 2 brothers. Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday. Thomas Jefferson Was Born April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, VA(Virginia). education. educated from ages 9 – 14.
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Thomas Jefferson By: Garrett Smith
Family • Father: Peter Jefferson, 1708-175, • Mother: Jane Randolph, 1720-1776 • 7 sisters and 2 brothers.
Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday • Thomas Jefferson Was Born April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, VA(Virginia)
education • educated from ages 9 – 14. • Greek, Latin, and French. • Law in college with George Wythe, first American Law professor. • Thomas Jefferson was admitted to the bar.
talents • Thomas Jefferson was an inventor, architect, scientist, and collected books. • He could read more than five languages. • He was the U.S. Minister to France.
Close friend • Thomas Jefferson and John Adams became very close friends. • They worked together on a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. • Even though they were close friends they often had differences of politics.
Childhood contributions • Thomas Jefferson went on fifty mile horseback rides and loved to read books. • As a child, Thomas Jefferson was very interested in books and learning.
employment • Thomas Jefferson was a Statesman, planter, lawyer, philosopher, inventor, architect, and a teacher. • He also loved to help other people.
scandal • In 1802 Thomas Jefferson was charged with having a relationship with his slave, Sally Hemming's, and fathering a child.
Martha wayles skelton- wife • Thomas Jefferson married Martha Wayles Skelton on January 1, 1772. There are not many photos of Martha, but she was described as being small and beautiful. • She was gentle and had a good nature
mentors • Thomas Jefferson liked to learn from other people. • He had great teachers who taught him language and law and he looked up to them. • He decided he wanted to be the kind of person that others would look up to.
Jefferson's greatest success • The Louisiana Purchase was one of Thomas Jefferson’s greatest successes. • America wanted to purchase Louisiana because the Mississippi was the only way to get crops there and back.
Without Thomas Jefferson • Without Thomas Jefferson, America probably would not have become America as we know it. The United States would not have been able to expand and evolve like it is today. • Without Jefferson the Lewis and Clark Expedition would have never happened and John Colter wouldn’t have discovered Yellowstone.
Interesting items • One of the things that Thomas Jefferson did that wasn’t right is that he told people that slavery was immoral and should be abolished. • Yet he owned hundreds of slaves. • Thomas Jefferson totally would have had an Ipad if it was invented because he loved science and technology. • His favorite device was a rotating bookstand that held 5 books.
Random information • Thomas Jefferson wanted to end all taxes of any kind paid by U.S. citizens. • And he believed that the government which governs the least, governs the best. • His inauguration was the first one that took place in Washington D.C.
