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

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Wrote theDeclaration

of Independence

Wrote theVirginia Statute

forReligious Freedom

Designed

Monticello

State Capital

University of Virginia

Purchased Louisiana Territory

SendLewis and Clark

To Explore

INTERESTS

Agriculture

Botony

Architecture

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Astronomy

Cuisine(food)

LanguagesBooks

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Medicine

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Weather

Native Americans(Indians)

Art

Education

MusicPlayed the Violin

Mechanical DevicesPolygraph Machine

Two-FacedClock

Children and Grandchildren

EpitaphHERE WAS BURIEDTHOMAS JEFFERSON

AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION

OFAMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

OF THESTATUTE OF VIRGINIA

FORRELIGIOUS FREEDOMAND FATHER OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA