USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What year was Jefferson born?
A
1776
B
1743
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743, Old Style, Julian calendar), at the family’s Shadwell Plantation in the British Colony of Virginia, the third of ten children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson’s Birthday officially honors the birth of the third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson on April 13, 1743. This day was recognized by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of Presidential Proclamation 2276, issued on March 21, 1938. President George W.

Detailed explanation-3: -Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the defining event in Thomas Jefferson’s life. Despite Jefferson’s desire to return to Virginia to help write that state’s constitution, the Continental Congress appointed him to the five-person committee for drafting a declaration of independence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: In 1787, Thomas Jefferson turned 44 years old. He was born on April 13, 1743. Although invited to attend the Constitutional Convention, Jefferson was unable to go because he was in France, acting as the trade minister for the United States.

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).

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