MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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He became a schoolmaster after he retired from the presidency.
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He established a scholarship in his late wife’s name.
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He founded a major university.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Late in life, how did Thomas Jefferson demonstrate his commitment to learning and education? He became a schoolmaster after he retired from the presidency.
Detailed explanation-2: -In retirement, Jefferson pursued science and natural history through research, experimentation, and invention. He continued in his post as the elected president of the American Philosophical Society until 1815. He tackled Plato’s Republic in the original Greek as well as Greek versions of the Bible.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is this building, and how does it relate to Thomas Jefferson’s life? It’s Monticello, the home that Jefferson designed on his family property. From an early age, Jefferson had eclectic interests.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, colonial Virginia’s capital, he studied mathematics, natural philosophy (science), and political philosophy with Scottish scholar William Small.
Detailed explanation-5: -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 (1801–1809).