thomas jefferson. thomas jefferson was born on april 13, 1745 at shadwell plantation in albemarle...
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Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1745 at Shadwell Plantation in Albemarle County
• His parents were Peter and Jane Randolph Jefferson
• At a young age Thomas Jefferson moved to Tuckahoe Plantation.
When Thomas Jefferson is fourteen years old his father, Peter Jefferson, dies.
SCHOOLING
• One room schoolhouse at Tuckahoe Plantation
• Rev. Douglas
• Rev. Maury
• College of William and Mary
• Studied Law with George Wythe
POLITICAL OFFICES
• House of Burgesses• Governor of Virginia• Minister of France• Secretary of State• Vice President• President
Shadwell burns
to the ground
Begins building Monticello
He will work on the house for forty years.
Marries
Martha Wayles Skelton
•
Wrote the
Virginia Statute
for
Religious Freedom
Designed
Monticello
State Capital
University of Virginia
Purchased
Louisiana Territory
Send
Lewis and Clark
To Explore
Architecture
•
Astronomy
Cuisine
(food)
Languages
Books
•
Medicine
•
Native Americans
(Indians)
Education
Music
Played the Violin
Mechanical Devices
Polygraph Machine
Two-Faced
Clock
Children and Grandchildren
Epitaph
HERE WAS BURIEDTHOMAS JEFFERSON
AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION
OFAMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
OF THESTATUTE OF VIRGINIA
FORRELIGIOUS FREEDOMAND FATHER OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA