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Jefferson's Birth
Thomas Jefferson was born on the 13th of April, 1743 in Virginia, America. -
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Thomas Jefferson's Life
Thomas Jefferson was born on the 13th of April, 1743. He ideas at the age of 83 on the 7th of April, 1826 (50th American Independence Day)
Monticello - An Italian word for little mountain
Legislature - America's oldest law making body
Vice President - The president's assistant/ 2nd President
Harpsichord - Resembles a piano
Pamphlet - A scroll or an important piece of paper -
Boston Tea Party WE
Boston Tea Party happened when Thomas Jefferson was 30 years old. A bunch of people threw huge amounts of tea because the people didn't like taxes and anything thing British. -
Summary View of the Rights of British America ME
In 1774, Jefferson wrote a pamphlet that was considered to be important at that time. He wrote about a summary view of the rights of British America -
Declaration of Independence ME
2 years later, Jefferson wrote another important piece of writing but this time, it was for the Declaration of Independence for America in 1776 -
Martha Jefferson CE
Martha Jefferson, his wife caught a serious illness that causes her to die/ pass away. This was a huge part in Jefferson's life. He stayed in bed for 5 weeks not doing anything. -
Vice President ME
After 30 years, Jefferson was elected as president of Virginia. He didn't make it but instead, he became Vice President of America. -
Governor CE
After Jefferson was elected as governor for Virginia and didn't make it, he became Vice President of America. 5 years later, he then became the governor of America after he was re elected as president. -
President ME
Jefferson then became president after being elected as Vice President before and Governor of Virginia. Becoming a president was a major accomplishment for Jefferson. -
Book Collection ME
In 1815, Thomas Jefferson sold his whole book collection to the government. This was a big part of Jefferson's life because he started reading and collecting books at age 8. He even read 13 books in the same day. -
University of Virginia MD
Thomas Jefferson designed University of Virginia with his granddaughter Corniela. This connects to mordern day because people still study in that university. -
Death i
Thomas Jefferson most likely died because of old age. He died at age 83. The book didn't really specify how h dies, but it said his health was slipping and he could barely move.
