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Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia to Jane and Peter Jefferson. His father was a Virginia planter, surveyor, and slave owner. At age fourteen, Jefferson’s father died, and Thomas inherited some thirty enslaved individuals.
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He served two terms in office, from 1801 to 1809. Jefferson dealt with two major challenges to US authority: piracy along the Barbary Coast of North Africa, and British impressment, which resulted in Jefferson instating a mass embargo of European goods, the Embargo Act of 1807.
Nov 17, 2015 · 1. Life and Writings. 2. Deity, Nature, and Society. 2.1 The Cosmos. 2.2 Nature and Society. 3. Morality. 3.1 Religion and Morality. 3.2 The Moral Sense. 4. Political Philosophy. 4.1 The “Mother Principle” 4.2 The “Natural Aristoi ” 4.3 Usufruct and Constitutional Renewal. 4.4 Revolution. 5. Philosophy of Education. 5.1 A System of Education.
