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Political
Jefferson was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769-1774 -
Political
1775-1176 Jefferson was a member of the Continental Congress. -
Military
Jefferson was one of the key founding fathers which resulted from the Revolutionary war from April 19, 1775, to September 3, 1783. -
Political
Jefferson starting drafting the Declaration of Independence. -
Political
Thomas Jefferson became governor of Virginia -
Diplomatic
Jefferson became a minister to France -
Political
Jefferson served as the Secretary of State under President George Washington. -
Social
Jefferson being a supporter of the Bill of Rights, it was ratified on December 15, 1791. -
Political
Became the vice president for John Adams from 1797-1801 -
Political
Thomas Jefferson served as president from March 4, 1801, to March 4, 1809. -
Social
Jefferson delivers his first address to the new seventh congress of the United States. -
Military
Congress reduces the size of the U.S. army. -
Social
Jefferson repeals taxes on commodities such as whiskey. -
Social
Spain reopens New Orleans to American Merchants. -
Economic
Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France. -
Social
French flag is lowered in New Orleans and the U.S flag raised. -
Economic
Congress passes the Louisiana Territory Act. -
Economic
Lewis and Clark expedition reach mouth of Yellowstone River -
Cultural
Congress authorizes a national road from Cumberland, Maryland, to the Ohio river to be built. -
Cultural
Jefferson calls for a ban on the slave trade to congress.