THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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He owned slaves himself
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He believed that all men WERE created equal
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He may have had children who were slaves
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He came from a wealthy family
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He was an orphan who came to America and made a name for himself
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell plantation. Because Jefferson grew up in a wealthy family, his father was able to afford him a great education.
Detailed explanation-2: -His father, Peter Jefferson (1707/08-57), was a successful planter and surveyor and his mother, Jane Randolph Jefferson (1720-76), came from a prominent Virginia family. Thomas was their third child and eldest son; he had six sisters and one surviving brother.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the “silent member” of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence. In years following he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786. Jefferson succeeded Benjamin Franklin as minister to France in 1785.
Detailed explanation-4: -During his presidency, the major events that took place were; Tripolitan war (1801-1805), establishment of US Military Academy (1802), Purchase of Louisiana (1803), admission of Ohio to the Union (1803), Lewis Clarke expedition (1804-1806), abolition of slave trade (1807), Chesapake affair and Embargo Act (1807-1809).