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Some of these dates may not be correct. Also, some events were not given a full date, so the day and month will be moved back to one (EX) Jefferson graduated in April 1762 (day unknown, so put at the first) ||| Jefferson admitted to Bar of Virginia in 1767 (month and day unknown, so put at January first) SOURCES:
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Born on his family's plantation in Shadewell, Virginia.
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Thomas Jefferson's father dies.
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Stays until 1762
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Practices reading law with George Wythe (picture)
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Stayed till 1744
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Jefferson's plantation
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REAL January 1 September 27th: First daughter is born
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With John Adams and Ben Franklin
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leaves congress and goe sback to Virginia house of delegates
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Baby boy died 3 weeks after birth
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Date unknown
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Jefferson escapes Virginia, evacuating state government
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Makes Jefferson promise to never remarry
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Jeffersont travels to Europe with Ben Franklin, John Adams, and his daughter, Patsy. Discusses treaties. Benjamin Franklin retires September 8th leaving Jefferson America's minister plenipotentiary in France
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Polly Jefferson, his daughter, and Sally Hemings, his slave. Jefferson misses the signing of the Constitution.
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Jefferson is back in America. yay
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Moves to New York, nation's temporary capitol
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Allow the federal assumption of state debts in exchange for the location of the permanent capital on the Potomac River (which is DC)
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Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton clash over the chartering of the US National Bank. This leads to Federalists vs Republicans
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John Adams won the election
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Elected vice president for John Adams
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John Adams is defeated by Jefferson to win presidency. First peaceful transfer of presidents.
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Jefferson is sworn as the third president of the US at Washingotn DC.
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800 thousand square miles of territory for only 15 million bucks (4 cents per acre) from Napoleon.
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Lewis and Clark are sent to explore the new land.
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Jefferson gives is second inaugural speech.
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US halts trade with Great Britain, almost destroying their economy.
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Jefferson finishes his second term and reitres to Monticello.
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Jefferson is losing money, so he sells his 6000-volume library. It is now the biggest library in the world.
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Virginia agreed to build a university, and it is chartered. It recieves its first class in Mar. 7, 1825
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Thomas Jefferson dies on the same day the DOC was signed. John Adams also died the same day as Jefferson did. He was buried in front of Monticello.
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