Thomas+Jefferson

Here is a external link on [|Thomas Jefferson], also [|thomas jefferson] Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd presendent of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell in what is now Albemarle County, Va., on Apr. 13, 1743. Thomas Jefferson was from a wealthy family and was well off. He went to school at the Collage of William and Mary. After collage he went to Montacello, which he inheareted from his father, and worked on a mansion which took years to complete. He married Martha Weyles Skelton, who was a widow, on January 1st, 1772, and they lived in that mansion in Montacello. They had 6 children, but only 2 of them went on to be an aldult. Thomas Jefferson was tall and very awkward, and had a lot of freckles, Thomas was very eloquent but did not like to speak in public, in the meetings he had he contributed his writing instead of his words. Thomas Jefferson was the one who drafted the Declarition of Independence when he was only 33 years old. He also worte a bill that gave people the right to a religion which was enacted in 1786. Thomas then became the minister of France in 1785, which he resigned in 1793. Thomas Jefferson was a canidate for the president of the United States in 1796, but he came up 3 votes short and became the vice president of the United States. Then in 1800 there was a tie and the house of representatives settled the tie, and Hamilton urged for Thomas Jefferson's eletion. When Thomas Jefferson became presedent the crisis in France passed and he elimanated the tax on whiskey, and brought the national dept down to a thrid. He sent men to fight the Barbary Pirates, who were messing and harassing americans in the Mediterreanean. Thomas Jefferson accepted a second term as presendent, during this second term he was totally occupied with trying to keep the Nation from getting mixed up with the Napoleonic wars, even though france and england interferred with the rights of American merchantmen. Jefferson tried a solution by putting a embargo on American shopping, but this idea was very disliked and unpoupular. Thomas Jefferson rettired in Motacello to work on his deisigns on the University of Virginia. He also wanted to sit at home and ponder the universe. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 at Motacello. Which is indepence day.