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3 days ago · Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
1 day ago · Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States. He was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia, and died on July 4, 1826, at Monticello, his estate in Virginia. Jefferson was a multifaceted figure ...
2 days ago · Thomas Jefferson, from Virginia, was a Democratic-Republican who opposed the Federalist presidency of John Adams (1797-1801). He witnessed the rapid growth of the U.S. population and believed that the country’s future lay in population and territorial expansion.
6 days ago · Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of the Independence, was the third president of the republic he helped establish. His election marked the first transfer of power to an opposition camp and the first time the House of Representatives elected the president after a tie in electoral votes.
5 days ago · Champion of democracy: Jefferson played a pivotal role in shaping American democracy by drafting the Declaration of Independence and advocating for democratic principles and individual liberties. He emphasized the separation of church and state, expanded suffrage, and established public education.
5 days ago · Independence Day celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress in 1776. It announced to King George our political separation from Great Britain.
3 days ago · Large eyes now fill the windows of the Declaration House — belonging to descendants of the enslaved people of Monticello.. Why it matters: It's part of a new art exhibit reframing the story of Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia by spotlighting his enslaved valet, Robert Hemmings, who watched him write the document about freedom.
1 day ago · Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Juvenile literature ; Presidents ; United States + Show More - Show Fewer Details Our Original Resources 3. Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson. Created by TeachingBooks. Create Lesson Share. Cultural Representation Reflection. Created by TeachingBooks.
3 days ago · No study questions. Dear Sir,—Your favor of the 9th. of Jany. inclosing one of Sepr. last did not get to hand till a few days ago. The idea which the latter evolves is a great one, and suggests many interesting reflections to legislators, particularly when contracting and providing for public debts.
5 days ago · Thomas Jefferson Writes to Meriwether Lewis. This letter from Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis suggests the secretive atmosphere under which diplomatic preparations for the Lewis and Clark Expedition were made.
