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- 1. Life/Liberty: Our Sacred Honor Feb 18, 1997
- The story of Thomas Jefferson's life, beginning with his youth and early political career.
- Thomas Jefferson serves as secretary of state, vice president and president.
Apr 3, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. U.S. Presidents. Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father of the United States who wrote the Declaration of Independence. As U.S. president, he completed the Louisiana...
Scientist. Writer. Revolutionary. Governor. Vice-president. President. Philosopher. Architect. Slave Owner. Many words describe Thomas Jefferson. He is best remembered as the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States. Early Life and Monticello.
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Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States...
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.
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, (born April 13, 1743, Shadwell, Va.—died July 4, 1826, Monticello, Va., U.S.), Third president of the U.S. (1801–09). He was a planter and became a lawyer in 1767. While a member of the House of Burgesses (1769–75), he initiated the Virginia Committee of Correspondence (1773) with Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry.
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.