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Thomas Jefferson is born
He was born in goochland county, Virginia to Peter Randolph Jefferson and Jane Randolph Jefferson -
Thomas attends school
he was a school boy through 1762 he went to the school of william and mary for college -
Jefferson becomes a lawyer
he becomes a lawyer for the 13 colonies -
Jefferson becomes a house of Burgess delegate
he becomes a delegate in the house of Burgess in Virginia -
Jefferson gets married
He marries his second cousin martha -
Martha Jefferson is born
There first daughter is born -
Jane Randolph is born
There second daughter is born -
Revolutionary War
A war between America and Britain happens -
Jefferson becomes a continental congress memeber
now he works with the congress that runs the colonies -
Thomas rights the declaration of Independence
Thomas finishes the declaration of independence -
There unnamed son is born
but only survives 18 days -
Polly Jefferson was born
Polly was born on this day -
Jefferson becomes Virginia Governor
He becomes Governor of Virginia -
Becomes a minister to France
he become a minister to France -
Constitution is signed
The constitution is signed in Philadelphia while Jefferson is in France -
Thomas Jefferson becomes Secretary of state under George Washington
He becomes secretary of state for the united states -
Thomas joins a political party
He joins the democratic-republican party -
Thomas Jefferson becomes Vice President under John Adams
He becomes Vice president of the U.S -
Thomas Jefferson becomes president
He is elected president in Washington D.C -
Ohio becomes a state
Ohio becomes the 17th state of the U.S -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson bought most of the land west for a really good price -
Lewis and Clark expedition
Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriweather Lewis to explore the land they bought from the Louisiana purchase -
Hamilton Dies
Aaron Burr his vice president shoots Alexander Hamilton -
Milan degree is passed
It helped increase trade in the U.S -
The embargo act was passed
People then could not trade with France -
Thomas retires to Monticello
He retires to Monticello, Virginia -
Jefferson leaves office
He leaves his presidency -
The war of 1812
It was fought between America and Britain in 1812 -
Thomas dies
Thomas dies in Charlottesville,Virginia and then is buried in Monticello,Virginia. He died of uremia -
Declaration of independence
50th anniversary of the declaration of independence