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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson . Tasha Rumer, Chad Sheppard, Jack Foley. The Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson As a Person…. Born at Shadwell Virginia, on April 13, 1743. Died at Monticello on July 4, 1826.

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Thomas Jefferson

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  1. Thomas Jefferson Tasha Rumer, Chad Sheppard, Jack Foley The Declaration of Independence

  2. Thomas Jefferson As a Person… • Born at Shadwell Virginia, on April 13, 1743. • Died at Monticello on July 4, 1826. • His father was one of the earliest settlers in Virginia and his position of leadership was handed down to Thomas Jefferson along with five thousand acres of land. • Jefferson was one of the best educated Americans of his time. • At age seventeen he began college at William and Mary. • He loved nature, probably because of growing up in the wilderness of Virginia. • He thought he would be a scientist, but there was no opportunity for a scientific career in Virginia. • He studied law and passed the bar exam to become a lawyer in 1767.

  3. Jefferson’s Early Career • He had a successful law practice. • In 1769 he served as a representative in the Virginia House of Burgesses. He served for six years. • He married Martha Wayles Skelton on January 1, 1772. They had six children, and only two lived to become adults. • In 1774 he wrote a political pamphlet, A Summary View of the Rights of British America.

  4. Jefferson’s Achievements in his Life • Elected to Second Continental Congress and appointed on June 11, 1776 to head the committee in preparing the Declaration of Independence. • The Declaration of Independence made him internationally famous. • Late 1776 until 1779, he served in the House of Delegates of Virginia. • In 1779 he was elected governor of Virginia.

  5. Achievements Continued • In 1784 he helped establish a money unit and Coinage for the United States, which he advised to begin using a decimal system. The United States adopted the dollar rather than the pound. • From 1784 to 1789 he was a minster to France. • September 26,1789 he was appointed as Secretary of State for George Washington’s administration. • December 31, 1793 he resigned as Secretary of State.He was dissatisfied with his minority position.

  6. Thomas Jefferson the President • In 1800 he was elected President. • In 1803 the Louisiana Purchase took place. • In 1804 he was elected President for his Second term. • Thomas Jefferson planned the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Louisiana territory.

  7. Thomas Jefferson’s later life • In his final seventeen years of life his major accomplishment was the founding of the University of Virginia in 1819. • He conceived, planned, designed, and supervised construction and hiring the faculty of the University. • July 4, 1826, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, he died at Monticello.

  8. Monticello • Thomas Jefferson inherited land from his father in Virginia. • He designed every detail including the architecture. The project took years to complete and was ready for him to move in when he married Martha Wayles Skelton, on January 1, 1782. • Thomas Jefferson loved his property and new the name of every tree planted. • He used his kilns to bake bricks that were used in building Monticello. • He furnished his house with furniture and works of art while he served as the minster of France.

  9. Planning Monticello • He picked out the site where the house would be when he was twenty-one years old. • He named it Monticello, which means little mountain in Italian. • Monticello is in Charlottesville, Virginia.

  10. Life at Monticello • His wife Martha, lived in the house and tolerated building of walls and roofs for ten years. He kept renovating the house for forty years. • To help produce enough cash crops, Thomas Jefferson had to employ slaves at Monticello. • After Thomas Jefferson’s death he was buried on the grounds at Monticello.

  11. As a writer… • Why is Jefferson considered a great writer? • Thomas Jefferson is considered a great writer because he is the author of the Declaration of independence. He is also the author of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom. • Why was Jefferson appointed to write the Declaration of Independence? • Thomas Jefferson was appointed to write the Declaration of independence by John Adams. Originally Adams and Jefferson were going to write it together but Adams wanted Jefferson to because Jefferson was a Virginian. Also because he had terrible hand writing and Jefferson had great hand writing

  12. The Declaration • Three Parts • Preamble- first 2 paragraphs • List of Grievances- 18 paragraphs • Conclusion- last 3 paragraphs

  13. Preamble(Pg 47 in American Lit. book) • Says that when a separation is imminent, reason requires that the causes of the separation should be declared • Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the rights the Creator has endowed men with • Says that although people have a right to abolish an unjust government, this should not be done for “light” of “transient” causes

  14. List of Grievances(Pgs 47-49 in American Lit. book) • “He” is King George III • The list of grievances lists 18 reasons (paragraphs)that cite specific wrongs the King has perpetrated against the Colonists • 3 specific ones • “He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good” • “He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance” • He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people”

  15. Conclusion(pgs 49-51 in American Lit. book) • The colonists ask the king to redress the wrongs he has committed… • “In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injuries.” • Says “They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.” Therefore, they must be considered “enemies in war, in peace, friends.” • Powers the Colonies will have as free and independent states The right to… • Levy War • Conclude Peace • Contract Alliances • Establish Commerce

  16. Vocab. • Impel-to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action. • Inalienable-not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated • Transient-not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory • Usurpations-an act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure • Despotism-absolute power or control; tyranny • Candid-outspoken; open and sincere • Endeavor-to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive • Perfidy-deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery • Redress-to correct or reform • Consanguinity-relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship • Acquiesce-to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent

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