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Thomas Jefferson Born
Thomas Jefferson is born in Shadewell, Virginia to Peter Thomas and Jane Randolph. He was the third of ten children. -
Thomas Jefferson Graduates
Thomas Jefferson graduates the College of William & Mary as one of the top students. -
Jefferson Became Representative
Thomas Jefferson became the represantative for the Viginia colony and for 2 years. -
Thomas Jefferson got Married
Thomas Jefferson gets married to Martha Skelton. Martha was 23. They had a very happy marriage. -
Thomas Jefferson's First Daughter
Thomas Jefferson's First daughter named Martha is born. She is one of the two of Jefferson's children that survived to adulthood. -
Declaration of Independence is passed
Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence and the document was signed. The signing lasted for half a year and it was signed by 56 people in total. -
Jefferson's Wife Dies
Thomas Jefferson's wife died when she was only 33. This caused Thomas Jefferson a lot of emotional pain. Some of his friends said that he was having suicidal thoughts. Because of this his freinds made him the minister of France to get his mind of his wife. -
Jefferson becomes Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson becomes the U.S 1st Secretary of State. He was very successfully at balancing the countries weak geopolitical position. -
Jefferson Becomes 3rd President
Thomas Jefferson is elected 3rd president of the United States. He was part of the Democratic - Republic party. His vice president was Aaron Burr. -
Military Establishment Act
Jefferson signs the Military Peace Establishment which means that West Point, a military school would be constructed. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana territory. -
Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
Jefferson made a law that stated that no more slaves may be imported to the United States. This law was not very well enforced and new slaves were still imported into the United States. -
Thomas Jefferson Dies
Thomas Jefferson dies due to toxemia, uremia and pneumonia. He had been very ill for over a year. His health had been deteriorating every month. He died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
